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Refuge

8-year-old gelding with a 14% win rate who thrives on mostly firm ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Harbour Watch
Mother
Beldale Memory
Owner
Laura Mason Syndicate & Julia Lukas
Rating
48

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
42
Career races
6
Wins
14.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
167 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 3 wins from 13 starts (23%)
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 9 starts (22%)
Course specialist at Hamilton Park: 4 wins from 12 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
Returning from a 167-day absence
Yet to win at Nottingham in 5 attempts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm
Loves
Good to soft
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5
Ok
Class 6
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
7th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
1 Oct
6th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Soft · 13 runners
21 Sep
10th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
9 Sep
12th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Jul
7th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
12 Jun
6th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
9 Jun
4th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners
16 May
2nd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
23 Apr
7th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
26 Sep
7th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
6.2%
Win rate
1/16
Won / Rode
Joanna Mason Current Jockey
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
2/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Ben Curtis
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Paul Hanagan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
William Pyle
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Hamilton Park
Sharp
12 4 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 4 other 21 Sep 33.3%
Nottingham
Galloping
5 5 other 12 Jun 0%
Ayr
Galloping
4 2 seconds, 2 other 21 Sep 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
4 1 third, 3 other 1 Oct 0%
Beverley
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 15 Aug 33.3%
Pontefract
Undulating
3 3 other 9 Jun 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
2 2 other 9 Sep 0%
Ripon
Sharp
2 2 other 5 Jun 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 2 other 24 Mar 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 win 6 Jul 100%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Sep 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 24 Apr 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Sep 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 13 Oct 0%