Naepoint
Naepoint is a horse that shows real spark on the right day, even if those days don't come around often enough. The five-year-old has won 3 of 13 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in 5 starts, but the pattern of those wins tells you everything about what makes him tick. He thrives in fast, dry ground and over the sweet spot of seven furlongs to a mile — conditions under which he wins half his races. Take him to Redcar on a firm surface at that distance, and he becomes a very different proposition than the same horse plodding through heavy ground over unsuitable trips.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
His form dipped over the winter, finishing fourth and sixth in his last two runs, but that's fairly normal for a horse at his level. What stands out is the Class 2 victory at Redcar in October 2024 — a genuine top-level win that showed he can mix it with better horses when the ground and course suit him. That was his most recent success, and he returned to action just days ago, which means Richard and Peter Fahey's yard at Musley Bank is keeping him active and fresh. The yard itself has sent out 23 winners this season, a solid operation that knows how to place its horses.
For a five-year-old with a middling record over 13 starts, Naepoint is one to watch in the right circumstances. Fast ground, a distance between seven furlongs and a mile, and ideally a track like Redcar where he already understands the layout — those are the conditions that might unlock another win. He's not a superstar, but he's exactly the kind of horse that has one or two good days left in him yet.
⚡ 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: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Likes
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Sep
4th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 14 runners
18 Aug
6th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
20 Sep
13th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
28 Aug
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
29 Mar
21th
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Soft · 10 runners
24 Aug
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
25 Jul
13th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
13 Jun
4th
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 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 |
|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
2 wins |
5 Oct |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Mar |
50% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
29 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |