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Rainbow Sign

Rainbow Sign is a horse that knows exactly what it does well — and at eight years old, it has settled into a groove. The gelding has won four times from 57 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 14 outings, but those statistics flatten something more interesting: when the distance sits right and the track suits, Rainbow Sign becomes a different proposition entirely.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Adaay
Mother
Pax Aeterna
Owner
Forever Amber
Official rating
47

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
57
Career races
4
Wins
7.0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
29.8%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
4 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The sweet spot is distances between seven furlongs and a mile. Over that range, Rainbow Sign has won four times from 23 races — a 17% win rate, more than double its overall average. That is the difference between a journeyman and a horse with a genuine edge. Brighton, too, brings out the best in it. The track has yielded two wins from 12 races, and Rainbow Sign returned to the winners' circle there just this week, on 15 October 2026, suggesting the old legs still have something left. The pattern is clear: put Rainbow Sign on a medium distance at a track it knows, and things happen.

Recent form shows a horse still finding the frame. In its last six races, Rainbow Sign has finished in the top 3 three times, including second place just over a week ago. That consistency — not spectacular, but present — is the mark of a horse that belongs in the races it runs. It typically competes in lower-tier Class 6 company, where it has won three times from 45 races. Joshua Bryan, its most regular partner, has ridden the horse eight times for a single win, suggesting the partnership is workmanlike rather than spectacular, though Bryan remains the jockey who knows it best. Mark Pattinson's Epsom yard, steady and efficient, has nine winners this season and keeps Rainbow Sign ticking over in the right races. For a horse that turned eight this year, Rainbow Sign is living a productive, unremarkable life — exactly what a midfield racehorse should do.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Kempton Park in 7 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
🏆 Won
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
6 Oct
3rd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
1 Sep
4th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
5 Aug
3rd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
13 Jul
7th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
5 Apr
4th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
4 Mar
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow
10 Feb
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
12 Jan
6th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Wins / rides
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides
20%
Win rate
1/5
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Kieran O'Neill Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
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
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
Lingfield Park
Sharp
22 2 wins, 3 seconds, 3 thirds, 14 other 13 Jul 9.1%
Brighton
Undulating
12 2 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 5 other 15 Oct 16.7%
Kempton Park
Galloping
7 1 second, 6 other 4 Mar 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
4 4 other 17 Jul 0%
chelmsford 2 2 other 5 Dec 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
2 2 other 6 May 0%
Bath
Undulating
2 2 other 5 Apr 0%
Windsor
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 23 Oct 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Jun 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Apr 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Jun 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 other 5 May 0%