Poatan
Poatan is a three-year-old still finding its feet on the track, but there are genuine signs the horse is starting to work out how to win. With two victories from eight races, it wins roughly one in every four starts — solid form for a young horse still learning the game. What's more encouraging is the recent trajectory: Poatan has won twice in its last six races, and finished in the top 3 in three of those outings as well. That suggests real improvement rather than lucky early wins.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Fri 23 Oct
Dundalk (AW)
About 5 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 26 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse's breakthrough came at Windsor back in August last year, and it has since added a second victory at Haydock Park six weeks ago. Those are proper tracks, not soft touches, which speaks to genuine ability rather than winning by accident. Trained by George Scott at Newmarket, Poatan has the benefit of a yard that knows what it is doing — Scott has sent out 52 winners this season alone. With the horse currently active and having raced just a day ago, the yard will be plotting the next opportunity while Poatan is clearly at a point where it has learned enough to be competitive. The raw materials are there; it is now a question of whether consistency can follow those recent bright moments.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
7th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
5 Sep
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
19 Aug
7th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
13 Jun
3rd
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
11 Sep
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
23 Aug
🏆 Won
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
8 Jun
5th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
13 May
3rd
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
23 Aug |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 Sep |
100% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
13 May |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Jun |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |