Napa
Napa is a two-year-old with a sharp Newmarket record who has gone quiet since a breakthrough win five months ago. The horse won its debut at Newmarket on 3 May, breaking through after that early promise to suggest real potential — but has not found the winner's circle since. Over five races total, Napa has one win and one place finish, a record of 20%, which amounts to winning roughly 1 in every 5 races. That opening victory proved it could do the job at the track, yet the form since has been inconsistent: a fourth-place finish, then eighth, seventh, and sixth in the most recent three outings. The horse raced just yesterday, showing the yard is keeping Napa active and looking for the next opportunity.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
K P De Foy's Newmarket yard has been prolific this season with 40 winners, so there is real quality coming from the stable. That context makes Napa's long drought without a second win harder to explain — though at two years old there is still time for the penny to drop. The horse has clearly shown it can handle Newmarket's track, where it both won and showed promise, but has not yet worked out the consistency needed to build on that early success. Whether Napa bounces back and adds another win, or settles into a pattern of occasional placed finishes, remains to be seen. For now it is a horse with a real result on its record but one that is still searching for a second breakthrough.
⚡ 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 (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
6th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
31 Aug
7th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
28 May
8th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
3 May
🏆 Won
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
17 Apr
4th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
24 Sep |
50% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |