Piazza
Piazza is a three-year-old still searching for consistency, but there are signs the horse is beginning to find its feet. With one win from ten races, the win rate sits at 10 percent, though the recent form sheet tells a more encouraging story: second place twice, a third, two more seconds, then a seventh and fifth. That pattern of mostly competitive efforts — finishing in the top three in four of the last six races — suggests Piazza is competitive at this level, even if the wins haven't come regularly.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Willow
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The breakthrough came at Kempton Park on 19 August, and it remains the only victory of Piazza's career so far. What's interesting is that the horse seems to have found a distance sweet spot: over 7 furlongs to a mile, Piazza has won 1 from 6 races, a 17 percent win rate that stands well above the career average. That's the distance window where this horse shows its best form, and trainer Ollie Sangster at Marlborough will be mindful of that when planning the next targets. With the yard having sent out 46 winners already this season, there's plenty of experience around the place to guide Piazza forward. The horse raced just over a week ago and is actively being campaigned, so there will be more chances to come.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 7 runners
30 Aug
2nd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
19 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 11 runners
4 Aug
2nd
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
16 Jul
7th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
29 Jun
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
30 Aug
4th
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 runners
7 Aug
3rd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
4 May
4th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
19 Aug |
50% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jun |
0% |