Muskoka
Eight years old and with just one win to its name from 20 races, Muskoka is the kind of horse that tests a trainer's patience — and
Emma Lavelle's yard at Ogbourne Maizey in Wiltshire has clearly not given up on it. That single victory came at Hereford on 21 December 2024, and it remains the one moment where everything clicked. Since then, 16 months have passed without a repeat, though Muskoka has kept finding its way into the frame — two second-place finishes in its last six races suggest it is competitive enough, just not quite able to get its nose in front when it matters.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The overall numbers are modest: 1 win and 10 places from 20 races gives a win rate of just 5%, or roughly 1 in every 20 outings. At the level Muskoka typically competes — the fourth tier of British racing, a solid but unspectacular grade — it has won just 1 from 12 races, which tells you this is a horse that has been tested repeatedly at a standard it finds genuinely difficult to master. The places keep coming, but placing is not winning.
Jockey Rex Dingle has been the regular partner, riding in 6 of those 20 races and picking up that one win together — a rate of roughly 1 in 6, which is actually decent by Muskoka's standards. Emma Lavelle's yard is in good form this season, having sent out 41 winners, so the support around this horse is solid even if Muskoka itself has been frustratingly hard to win with. A horse that finishes second twice in a row is one that clearly still has something to offer — the trick is turning those near-misses into something more.
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 11 starts (9%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
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Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Apr
DNF
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
8 Mar
DNF
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
8 Mar
DNF
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
14 Jan
4th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
26 Dec
2nd
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
21 Nov
2nd
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
19 Oct
4th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
17 May
DNF
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
19 Apr
2nd
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
21 Mar
3rd
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 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 |
|---|
| hereford |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
21 Dec |
33.3% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
14 Jan |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
8 Mar |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Feb |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jan |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
31 Jan |
0% |