Polka Blue
Polka Blue is a 3-year-old with genuine promise but a frustratingly patchy record. The horse has won twice from 12 races—roughly one win in every six attempts—and picked up six places besides, which suggests it has the ability to mix good days with disappointing ones. What stands out is the recent form: after winning at Lingfield Park just over four months ago, Polka Blue has run six times without another victory, though it did finish third twice and fourth once. Yesterday's race, whatever the result, shows the horse is still being raced regularly and the yard still believe there is more to come.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
The wins came early in the season. The first arrived at Leicester on 26 May, and the second followed a week later at Lingfield. Since then, Polka Blue has been chasing another success without finding one, which is the kind of dry spell that tests both horse and trainer. Charles Hills, training from his Lambourn yard, has had a solid season with 29 winners already, so he clearly knows how to get the best from his inmates. Whether Polka Blue becomes a regular winner or settles as a place horse—one that finishes in the frame more often than it wins—may depend on whether the trainer can solve what went missing after that June victory at Lingfield.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ 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
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
8th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
28 Jul
10th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 21 runners
11 Jul
3rd
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
26 Jun
3rd
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Jun
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
26 May
🏆 Won
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
20 Apr
3rd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
2 Apr
4th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 7 runners
28 Oct
4th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 runners
7 Oct
3rd
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
4 Jun |
50% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
26 May |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 third |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |