Model Yuko
Model Yuko is a four-year-old who has found a narrow lane to success in the middle distances, though it has taken patience to locate it. The horse has won just once in eight races, but that single victory tells the real story: at distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs, Model Yuko wins roughly one in every five attempts. Away from that sweet spot, the record reads like a horse searching for answers—three finished-in-the-top-3 finishes and four races outside the money. What matters is that the pattern is clear, and trainers who notice these things tend to work with them rather than against them.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
That sole win came at Wolverhampton in mid-June 2025, which makes the past sixteen months a long, quiet stretch. Model Yuko has raced six times since then without breaking through again, though there have been glimmers: a fourth-place finish and a third-place effort suggest the engine is still capable of turning over. The most recent outing was just a day ago, and recent form reads 6-4-6-7-3-1, which shows a horse capable of finishing in the money but currently struggling to get over the line.
The horse is trained by Roger Varian, a heavyweight in the Newmarket yards whose operation has already saddled 87 winners this season. That kind of firepower in a stable matters when it comes to opportunity and placement. At four years old, Model Yuko still has time to find consistency, but the path is narrowing: the next win, whenever it comes, will be the first in a very long time.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 20% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
6th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
2 Oct
4th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 5 runners
26 Jul
6th
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
27 Jun
7th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
30 Jul
3rd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
16 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
27 May
3rd
Leicester
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Apr
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
2 Oct |
33.3% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
27 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |