Meritocratic
Five races in, and Meritocratic is still searching for that first winner. The three-year-old has placed once — finishing third — but has otherwise struggled to get competitive, with recent finishes of fifth, seventh, sixth, and ninth suggesting a horse that is finding life on the track pretty tough at this stage. A win rate of zero from five races is not a crisis in itself — plenty of horses take time to find their feet — but the trend is not an encouraging one.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What keeps things interesting is the yard behind the horse. James Horton trains out of Newmarket, which is about as central to British racing as it gets — the town essentially exists for horses — and his operation has sent out 20 winners already this season. That kind of output tells you this is a yard that knows how to get a horse ready to perform, which means Meritocratic is likely in good hands even if the results have not come yet.
The horse raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy and looking for a breakthrough. Whether that first win comes soon depends on whether Horton can find the right race at the right moment — sometimes it just clicks. For now, Meritocratic is one of racing's works in progress: a young horse with something still to prove.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Jun
3rd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 Apr
5th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 runners
22 Dec
7th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
26 Nov
6th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
2 Oct
9th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Dec |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
1 Jun |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |