Praise Of Shadows

5-year-old gelding with 1 win from 14 runs who runs best on standard all-weather surface over 5f – 6½f.
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Exceed And Excel
Mother
Moon Over Water
Owner
Miss Robin Blaze McEntee
Official rating
54

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
14
Career races
1
Wins
7.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
14.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1406 days
Since last race

⚡ 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 9 starts (11%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 1178-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 5 attempts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Jan
8th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
29 Dec
🏆 Won
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
12 Dec
8th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
1 Dec
5th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
26 Nov
8th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
5 Nov
7th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
3 Nov
2nd
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
7 Oct
13th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
10 Mar
12th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
15 Feb
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
25%
Win rate
1/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Kevin Stott Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
5 5 other 7 Oct 0%
chelmsford 3 1 second, 2 other 1 Dec 0%
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 6 Jan 50%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
2 2 other 26 Nov 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 11 Oct 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 12 Dec 0%