Palmarian
Palmarian is a four-year-old who knows how to find the winner's enclosure, but only just. In nineteen races across its career, the horse has managed one win and three placings — a return that works out to roughly one winner in every twenty attempts. That single victory came at Leicester on the 4th of July, three months ago now, and it remains the high-water mark of its racing life. Since that day, Palmarian has run six more times without crossing the line first, though a second-place finish in its most recent outing suggests there is still some fight left.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mdp Racing And Mrs R Carr
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Ruth Carr's yard at Stillington has sent out fifty-six winners this season, so Palmarian is not running without decent support. The horse shows a clear preference for distances between just over a mile and a mile and a quarter — the sweet spot where it has won once from three races, a win rate of roughly one in three. In Class 5 company, however, the picture darkens: Palmarian has never won in four attempts at that level, suggesting it performs better when conditions suit it or when dropped into softer races. With the horse still active and having run as recently as yesterday, Carr will be hoping that another opportunity at the right distance and class can spark a return to the winner's circle.
⚡ 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: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
7th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
17 Sep
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
2 Sep
10th
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
14 Aug
4th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
23 Jul
8th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
18 Jul
2nd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
4 Jul
🏆 Won
Leicester
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
19 Jun
5th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
6 Jun
9th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
19 May
8th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · 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 |
|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Jul |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |