Pietro
Pietro is a horse who knows how to finish the job when it matters. A four-year-old trained by
James Fanshawe at Newmarket, he has won 4 of his 20 races — a win rate of one in every five starts — and his record is thick with places, suggesting he regularly finds himself near the front but doesn't always get there. What makes him genuinely interesting is his performance at the level where he usually competes: in Class 5 races, he wins about one in every four starts, which is markedly better than his overall record and shows he belongs at that tier.
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
Pietro's career highlights include a breakthrough win at Epsom Downs in August 2024 and a significant Class 2 victory at Brighton on 31 August 2025, which signals he has the ability to win at proper racetracks when conditions suit. His most recent win came at Wolverhampton on 20 March 2026, six months ago now, suggesting he has hit a lean spell. His last six races tell a mixed story: three placings mixed with a win and two longer odds finishes, the kind of form that frustrates the yard and fans alike — close enough to suggest he should be winning more, but not quite breaking through.
There is one partnership worth noting. When Kyle Strydom rides Pietro, the horse wins roughly one in every three races — a significant step up from his baseline. That is the kind of jockey-horse combination worth watching, and suggests Strydom knows how to get the best out of him. At Fanshawe's yard, which has already sent out 44 winners this season, Pietro is one piece of a productive operation, but right now he is a horse that showed real promise over the past year and a half and now needs to find that winning rhythm again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Sep
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
27 Aug
7th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
5 Jun
15th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
6 May
3rd
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
20 Mar
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
21 Oct
2nd
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
14 Sep
6th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 19 runners
31 Aug
🏆 Won
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
26 Jul
2nd
York
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
8 Jul
🏆 Won
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 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 |
|---|
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
5 Jun |
33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
5 May |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
2 |
2 wins |
31 Aug |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
30 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 Mar |
100% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 third |
6 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |