Moving Force
Moving Force remains a work in progress at four years old, with just one victory to show from twelve races but enough consistency to suggest genuine prospects remain. That single win came at Beverley on 14 May 2024, now nearly two and a half years in the past—a long gap that underlines how competitive racing has proven for this horse. The record reads one win and six places overall, meaning the horse finishes in the money roughly half the time it races, a decent baseline that hints at ability rather than class. Over the last six outings, Moving Force has placed twice and finished mid-field in the others, most recently running third just a day ago. This is a horse that keeps competing, doesn't embarrass itself, but cannot quite find the winning formula again.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Melissa Cooke And Laurence Bellman
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Jockey Oisin Orr has partnered with Moving Force five times, with better results than the overall record suggests: he has won once with the horse, a 20 percent win rate that ranks as their best collaboration. Trainer Mark Loughnane, based at Rock Farm in Worcestershire, runs an active yard that has sent out 25 winners this season, so the infrastructure is there to keep Moving Force competitive. The real concern is the level at which the horse competes. In Class 2 races—some of the toughest contests available—Moving Force has won none from three attempts. This hints that the horse may have found its ceiling in terms of quality opposition, and that 2024 victory at Beverley looks increasingly like the high point rather than a launchpad. At this stage, continued perseverance from trainer and the yard will be needed if another win is to materialize.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · 10 runners
3 Sep
3rd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
31 Jul
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
14 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
11 Jun
8th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
20 May
2nd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
1 May
9th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
12 Sep
14th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 20 runners
21 Aug
5th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
20 Jun
8th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 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 second |
8 Jun |
50% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 May |
0% |