Moonlight Tango
Moonlight Tango is a 2-year-old still finding its feet in the racing game, with one win and a place from six starts. The horse broke its duck at Beverley back in May, a promising moment for any young horse at this stage of its career, but has not returned to the winner's circle in the five months since. Recent form tells the story of a horse working through the early seasons of training—a tenth place, a fifth, an eighteenth, eighth, then that win, and most recently a sixth last time out just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Bearstone Stud Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Kevin Ryan at Hambleton in North Yorkshire, Moonlight Tango is part of a yard in fine form this season with 45 winners already on the board. At a 17 per cent win rate (one win from six races), the horse is still learning, though that early success at Beverley suggests there is something to work with. The gap between that May victory and the present suggests the trainer is taking time to place the horse correctly—a patient approach that often pays off with young stock rather than forcing them through the grades too quickly. With racing clearly active and keen to get back out there, there is time yet for this one to piece together a more consistent run.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
10th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
12 Sep
5th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
31 Jul
18th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
30 May
8th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
4 May
🏆 Won
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
18 Apr
6th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 May |
50% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |