Night Patrol
Night Patrol remains a work in progress at three years old, with plenty of racing ahead but little to suggest imminent breakthrough. The horse has managed just one win from eight career races — that victory coming at Newbury in September 2025 — and has picked up three places besides. Across recent form, the results read uninspired: an eighth place finish just a day ago, preceded by third, first, eighth, tenth, and third. That single win came over 7 furlongs to a mile, the distance where Night Patrol performs most convincingly, winning 1 of 5 races (20%) at that trip rather than struggling over shorter or longer ground.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
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Pontefract
About 1.2 miles · Slightly soft ground · 10 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What lifts Night Patrol slightly above a merely ordinary prospect is the evidence at the sharper end of the card. In Class 4 races — tougher contests than it typically runs in — the horse has managed to win 1 of 4 attempts (25%), suggesting it is capable of better when pitched against stronger rivals. Julie Camacho's yard at Norton in North Yorkshire, which has sent out 46 winners this season, presumably sees something worth developing here. But a win rate of 12% overall, combined with that dry spell of twelve months since the last victory, means Night Patrol will need to show marked improvement to become a regular winner. The recent third-place finishes hint at consistent effort without delivering the results that matter.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Sep
3rd
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 14 runners
5 Jun
10th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
4 May
8th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
11 Oct
3rd
York
7f – 1m · Good · 5 runners
20 Sep
🏆 Won
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
12 Sep
8th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 12 runners
22 Aug
DNF
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
15 Aug
7th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 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 |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Sep |
50% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |