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Saint Mungo

Saint Mungo won on its debut at Newbury just this week, a victory that came at the first attempt in what looks like a promising start to its racing career. The two-year-old, trained by Eve Johnson Houghton at her Blewbury yard in Oxfordshire, has now raced twice and finished first or second both times — a 50 per cent win rate (1 win from 2 races) that speaks to genuine early talent. After that winning debut on 19 September, the horse came back out and finished fifth in its most recent outing just yesterday, suggesting the effort of that first victory may have taken something out of it, or that the step up in competition proved tougher than the debut race.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
2 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Father
Gleneagles
Owner
Mick And Janice Mariscotti

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
2
Career races
1
Wins
50%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
30 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

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

Johnson Houghton's yard has had a strong season, sending out 42 winners already, so Saint Mungo is in experienced hands. For a horse barely into its racing life, winning on debut is the kind of eye-catching start that gets people talking, and the fact that it has shown enough to place second in its second race suggests there is real ability there. Whether this is the beginning of something special or simply a nice early break depends on what happens next, but right now Saint Mungo has earned the attention.

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Sep
🏆 Won
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
15 Aug
5th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 19 Sep 50%