Pipers Cross
Pipers Cross is a nine-year-old who has been racing hard for nearly three years, picking up 3 wins and 17 placings from 31 attempts—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 races. That kind of consistency, even at modest prize levels, suggests a dependable sort: not quite quick enough for the highest tracks, but honest enough to keep turning up and paying her way. She last won at Fontwell Park back in March 2025, but has not found the winner's enclosure in her last six races, though she has picked up three third-place finishes and a couple of fourth-place efforts along the way, which hints that she remains competitive at her level.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Sarah Johnstone Cooke
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse shows a telling preference for slightly soft, muddy ground—winning 2 out of 10 races (20%) when conditions turn that way, compared to her overall record of 1 in 10. That is twice her baseline, which makes it worth watching for the next time the track gets heavy rain. He is trained by David Evans at Pandy in Monmouthshire, a stable that sent out 37 winners this season, and is most often partnered by Mr Cameron Johnstone-Baker, though that pairing has managed only 1 win from 12 races together (8%). At the lower Class 5 level where she typically races—1 win from 16 starts—Pipers Cross represents the sort of steady, unglamorous campaigner that keeps racing interesting: no great stakes, no headlines, just a horse doing her job and occasionally getting her head in front.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Sep
2nd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
20 Feb
5th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
26 Jan
4th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
9 Jan
3rd
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
12 Dec
3rd
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
11 Nov
5th
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
15 Apr
3rd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 Mar
🏆 Won
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
9 Feb
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
13 Jan
3rd
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Mr Cameron Johnstone-Baker Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Kelso Undulating |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
17 Feb |
16.7% |
| Hexham Undulating |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
9 Feb |
33.3% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
12 Dec |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
2 |
2 thirds |
9 Jan |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 win |
6 Mar |
100% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
23 Jan |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
11 Mar |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Nov |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 third |
11 Dec |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jan |
0% |