Pigeon House
Pigeon House is a six-year-old horse that has spent the best part of five years knocking on the door without ever quite bursting through. The numbers tell the story: three wins from 41 races amounts to winning roughly one in every 13 starts, a win rate that speaks to a horse consistently competitive but rarely dominant. His last win came eight months ago at Catterick Bridge, and since then he has notched up four consecutive unplaced runs, suggesting he may be sliding backwards or simply running out of opportunities at his level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
New Vision Bloodstock
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Pigeon House interesting is not his success rate but his inconsistency across different surfaces and distances. The horse clearly prefers longer trips, winning at a 17 percent rate (1 win from 6 races) when stepped up to between one mile six furlongs and two miles, compared to his overall career average. The trainer, Charles & Adam Pogson's Farnsfield yard, has noted that Pigeon House may be overrated for handicap company and could find his level in claiming races or perhaps even back on the Flat, where he is rated considerably lower. Yet his jockey Shane Foley has managed no wins from six rides together, which suggests either the partnership is not quite clicking or the horse simply is not performing well enough to win at present. With the horse currently active and racing just a day ago, Pigeon House remains in work and could yet find another win before his career winds down, but the eight-month gap since his last success hints that victory may be hard to come by.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Gowran Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
5 Sep
4th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
18 Jul
DNF
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
16 May
DNF
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
2 Apr
9th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 9 runners
4 Mar
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good
27 Feb
DNF
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
9 Feb
2nd
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
28 Jun
5th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
5 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
26 Aug |
25% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 seconds |
4 Mar |
33.3% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 seconds |
2 May |
33.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Mar |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 second |
11 Dec |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Feb |
0% |