Pearly Squirrel
Pearly Squirrel is a 4-year-old who has spent nearly two years trying to find the winning formula, with just two victories to show for 27 races — a modest win rate of around 1 win per 13 outings. What's most telling is the five-month gap since that last win at Wolverhampton back in March; the horse has raced six times since then without breaking the tape, though it has picked up three third-place finishes and a fourth, suggesting it still has the ability to run competitively even when the victories aren't coming.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
The horse runs best over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 2 of 18 races (11% win rate) — nearly double its overall record. At Class 5 level, where most of its racing takes place, it has just one win from 11 races, which points to a horse that struggles to seal the deal against horses of similar ability. David Loughnane's Stoke Heath yard in Shropshire has had a strong season with 39 winners, but Pearly Squirrel is not one of their flagship performers. Its first win came at Doncaster on 4 July 2025, and despite showing enough form to place regularly, the horse has not quite managed to recapture that winning feeling since March. At this stage, Pearly Squirrel looks like a steady, consistent middle-of-the-road performer — useful for places, but a long way from being a reliable winner.
⚡ 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 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jul
DNF
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
10 Jul
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
28 Jun
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
1 Jun
5th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
15 May
3rd
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
24 Apr
12th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
9 Apr
3rd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 4 runners
31 Mar
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
13 Mar
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
3 Mar
5th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard
🏇 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
10 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 thirds, 5 other |
30 Jul |
10% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 other |
24 Apr |
20% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
20 Feb |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
4 Aug |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
24 Sep |
0% |