Return of The Gods
Return of The Gods has built a solid record in its short career, winning 3 of its 9 races and finishing in the top 3 on seven occasions — a win rate that reflects a horse with genuine ability and consistency. The 3-year-old, trained by
Edward Bethell at Middleham, has won twice in its last six outings, most recently at Redcar four weeks ago, and raced again just yesterday, suggesting it is being kept sharp and active by a yard that has already sent out 61 winners this season.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Fiona Carmichael
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is the horse's form trajectory. After its first career win at Wolverhampton in October 2025, Return of The Gods has proved capable of winning at different tracks and maintaining a respectable win rate. The recent six-race sequence — a second, a win, two top-3 finishes, a fourth, then another win — shows a horse that runs consistently without embarrassing itself, even when it doesn't win. That kind of reliability is valuable; you know what you are getting every time it steps onto the track. Bethell's operation is clearly fine-tuning the horse's entries carefully, and the fact that it has raced again so soon after winning at Redcar suggests the trainer feels there is still plenty of fuel in the tank.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
2nd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
15 Sep
🏆 Won
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
14 Aug
2nd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
25 Jul
4th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
9 Jul
🏆 Won
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
25 Jun
2nd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
8 Apr
8th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
20 Oct
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
4 Oct
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
20 Oct |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
9 Jul |
100% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Sep |
100% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
15 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |