Percy's Daydream
Percy's Daydream has not found the winner's circle in nearly three months, but this four-year-old still carries the profile of a horse that knows how to get the job done at the right moment. The gelding won twice on fast, dry ground — a 33% success rate (2 wins from 6 races) — which suggests it thrives when the surface is firm underfoot, a considerable edge in a sport where ground conditions can make or break a race. Her last victory came at Beverley on 23 June, suggesting the horse was in sharp form mid-summer, though recent outings have been harder to read: three third-place finishes and two fourth-place finishes across the last six races hint at a horse still competitive but struggling to complete the job.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
Over 18 career races, Percy's Daydream has won 4 times and placed a further 10 times (a 22% win rate), a respectable record for a horse competing mostly at Class 5 level, where it has won 2 of 7 races at that grade. The real insight comes from distance: this horse performs noticeably better between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, winning 1 of 3 races at that range, suggesting a preference for races that demand middle-distance competence rather than pure sprinting or lengthy stamina tests. Trained by David O'Meara at Upper Helmsley in North Yorkshire — a yard that has sent out 101 winners this season — Percy's Daydream sits in a stable with the resources and knowledge to get the best from a horse with moderate ability but clear strengths. With one run just yesterday, the horse remains actively campaigned and still has every chance to return to form if the ground firms up and the yard find a race at the right distance.
⚡ 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: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 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)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
3rd
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
9 Sep
2nd
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
13 Aug
5th
Salisbury
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
26 Jul
4th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
17 Jul
4th
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
4 Jul
4th
Beverley
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
23 Jun
🏆 Won
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 5 runners
8 Jun
10th
Leicester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
21 May
4th
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
24 Apr
🏆 Won
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 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 |
|---|
| Beverley Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
4 Jul |
33.3% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Jun |
50% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
2 thirds |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
24 Apr |
100% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
20 May |
100% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Jul |
0% |