Pursuit of Truth
Pursuit of Truth has taken a long route to the winner's circle. The five-year-old struck for his only victory at Wolverhampton back in June 2025, and that single win remains his sole reward from 14 career races. It is a slim record — just one win and two places — but there is a pattern worth watching in the detail. He performs noticeably better at distances between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs, winning one race from eight attempts at that range, roughly double his overall win rate. In Class 5 races, the lowest tier of competitive handicaps, he has won once from nine starts, suggesting he belongs at this level rather than being stretched further up the ladder.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
What catches the eye is his recent form. In his last six races, most run within the past month, he has finished ninth, eleventh, eleventh, then twelfth twice before a decent effort of fourth last time out. It reads like a horse finding his feet again after a layoff, with that fourth-place finish a genuine step forward. At five years old, Pursuit of Truth is exactly the age when horses can stabilise and deliver consistency. Rebecca Menzies, his trainer at Morden in Durham, runs a productive yard with 36 winners on the board this season, and she will be hoping Pursuit of Truth can add another to that tally. The clock is ticking since that last win fifteen months ago — the horse needs another race in hand, and on the evidence of that recent run, one may not be far away.
⚡ 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 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Kempton Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
9th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
23 Jul
11th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
7 Jul
11th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
19 Nov
12th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
23 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
22 May
7th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
15 Apr
4th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
31 Mar
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
22 Oct
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
25 Feb |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
28 Sep |
25% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Oct |
0% |