Oselton
Oselton has won just once in nineteen races—a success that came over a year ago at Southwell in September 2025 and remains the high point of a career that has been quietly frustrating ever since. The four-year-old, trained by
Craig Lidster's Norton yard in North Yorkshire, has picked up three places alongside that single win, giving it a win rate of roughly 1 in every 20 races. More telling is what has happened recently: in its last six outings, the horse has managed two second-place finishes but nothing better, and it has not tasted victory in the thirteen months since that Southwell success.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Craven Surface Treatments Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
At Class 6 level—the lower rungs of competitive racing—Oselton wins 1 in every 11 races, which shows it can be competitive at its grade but is far from a reliable performer. The horse raced just yesterday, so it remains active and in work, but the form suggests it struggles to convert chances into wins. Cam Hardie, its most frequent jockey, has partnered the horse five times without a victory. Lidster's Norton yard has been productive this season with twenty winners overall, so the horse has the support of a functioning operation, but Oselton itself has been unable to break into the winner's circle since that single triumph over a year ago.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
5th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
25 Jun
12th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
16 Jun
12th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
16 May
2nd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
10 Apr
9th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
30 Oct
8th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
25 Sep
4th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
2 Sep
🏆 Won
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
5 Aug
7th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
1 Aug
8th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Oct |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |