Sail On Sailor
Sail On Sailor has turned into a genuine racehorse in the space of a few months. A 3-year-old trained by
Simon Dow at Epsom, this horse has found its sweet spot and is winning races at a clip that suggests the team has finally cracked what makes it tick. Three wins from the last six races is the kind of form that gets people's attention, and the detail that bears this out is simple: when Sail On Sailor runs over distances between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, it wins half the time. That is 3 victories from 6 attempts at those trips — a win rate you would take all day at any level.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Switchback Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The pattern started to emerge earlier this year. Sail On Sailor broke its duck at Bath in May and has since notched up wins at Kempton Park as recently as this week, suggesting the horse is peaking at exactly the right moment. The recent form reads 1-7-6-5-1-1, which means two wins in its last three races sandwiching a respectable finish. Over its 12-race career, Sail On Sailor has won three and placed five times — a 25 per cent win rate that reflects a horse still climbing the ladder but doing so with real momentum. Dow's yard at Epsom has been sending winners out regularly this season with 14 successes already, so the training operation is in good shape to keep this run going. Sail On Sailor is active and racing now, and if it can keep getting the trip it loves, there is more to come.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
10 Sep
7th
Epsom Downs
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
31 Aug
6th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Jul
5th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
4 Jun
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
4 May
🏆 Won
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
14 Apr
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
30 Mar
2nd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
6 Nov
7th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
8 Oct
9th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 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 |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
5 Oct |
25% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
4 Jun |
50% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
4 May |
100% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |