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Roaring Home

Roaring Home is a seven-year-old who has spent most of its career doing everything right except winning. One win from 15 races tells you this is a horse that earns its keep through consistency rather than dominance — but that single victory, at Exeter in October 2024, remains the high point of a career that has largely been about placing rather than taking the spoils. The fact that win came 18 months ago, and has not been repeated in the six races since, is the defining tension in this horse's story.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Jack Hobbs
Mother
Koolala
Trainer
Owner
Joanna Wellesley & Nicola Turner
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
1
Wins
6.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The placings, though, are worth a closer look. Five times in 15 races Roaring Home has been competitive enough to finish in the money, which means it has crossed the line in a paying position in roughly one in every three outings. That is not a horse that fades into the background — it is one that turns up, runs its race, and just keeps finding one or two too good on the day. At Class 4 level, where it has spent most of its career, it has won 1 from 6 races, a win rate of around 17%, or roughly one in six. That is not exceptional, but it is not a horse out of its depth either.

Recent form shows a mix of mid-field and placed efforts — a second, a fourth, and another second feature in the last six outings — suggesting the ability is still there. Trained by Henry Daly, whose yard in Ludlow, Shropshire, has sent out 17 winners already this season, Roaring Home is in competent hands. Daly is a trainer who knows how to place horses, and with 17 wins on the board this season, the yard is clearly in form. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much an active runner at this stage of its career.

What makes Roaring Home interesting is the gap between its potential and its results. A career earning record anchored by five places but only one win, at seven years old, raises a natural question: is another win coming, or has that October afternoon at Exeter already written the final chapter? The next race will tell us a little more.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to soft
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Loves
Class 5
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Mar
4th
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
17 Jan
5th
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
12 Dec
DNF
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
4 Nov
2nd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
10 Oct
4th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
5 May
2nd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
9 Mar
DNF
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
7 Feb
5th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
16 Jan
DNF
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 6 runners
8 Dec
4th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Sam Twiston-Davies Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Alice Stevens
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
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
Ludlow
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 16 Jan 0%
Warwick
Sharp
2 2 seconds 4 Nov 0%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 win 10 Oct 100%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 9 Mar 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Feb 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 second 7 May 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Nov 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 other 8 Dec 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Oct 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Dec 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Jan 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 other 31 Mar 0%