Moon Beginnings
Moon Beginnings broke through at Chester on 12 September 2025, claiming a maiden win after three months of trying. It was the only victory the horse has managed in 10 career races — a solitary success that came at a track where it has won 1 of its 5 attempts, which is a notably strong win rate for a horse with such modest overall returns. In truth, Moon Beginnings is a difficult horse to get right. It has picked up two placed finishes alongside that one win, enough to suggest it belongs in a race but not quite enough to suggest it will ever become a reliable winner. The 4-year-old's form has drifted since that September victory, producing only a fourth, fifth, ninth, and a couple of eighths across its last six outings.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Nbr30 Mike Owen Rasio Cymru Racing
📊 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
David Loughnane's yard at Stoke Heath has been producing winners steadily this season — 39 of them at last count — but Moon Beginnings remains one of those horses that frustrates. It races best over the middle distances, between 7 furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 of its 5 attempts (a 20% win rate), yet even in its comfort zone it has not managed to land another blow since Chester. The horse was last out just a day ago, so it remains active and in training, but the 11-month gap since its one win is the kind of drought that starts to define a career.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
9th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
11 Jul
8th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
12 Jun
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
30 May
5th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
15 May
19th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 22 runners
8 Apr
8th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 10 runners
20 Mar
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
20 Dec
8th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
28 Nov
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
12 Sep
🏆 Won
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 7 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 |
|---|
| Chester Tight |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
2 Aug |
25% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Mar |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Dec |
0% |