Sayidah Dariyan
Sayidah Dariyan has the kind of profile that suggests something interesting is happening just below the surface. The 4-year-old has won three of her thirteen races — a respectable 23 per cent win rate — but the real story is how recent and significant that third victory came. Just over a year ago, she won a Class 1 race at York, which puts her among the country's better-class horses. What makes that achievement harder to dismiss is that it came after she'd already proved herself capable of beating properly rated opposition: four months earlier, she'd won a Class 2 race at Chelmsford on the all-weather, a genuine upset that caught the eye of her trainer
Richard Hughes. She was so taken by that performance that she didn't rule out stepping her up further, even though she'd been rated well below her rivals that day.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The puzzle is what has happened since. Sayidah Dariyan hasn't won in her last six races, including a recent run just yesterday. That's a sobering run for any horse, particularly one who seemed to be rising through the ranks. Yet the clues suggest she hasn't lost her ability — she simply hasn't quite got the job done. She loves normal ground conditions, winning two of her three races on it, and jockey Billy Loughnane, who rode her to victory at York, spoke about her brilliant temperament and explosive turn of foot. There's a horse here who relaxes beautifully in a race and has the speed to finish hard when it matters. Hughes, who has sent out sixty winners this season from his Upper Lambourn yard, clearly believes in her potential. The question now is whether she can get back to winning ways at the highest level, or whether that York victory might end up being her peak.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
11th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
29 Jul
2nd
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
20 Jun
9th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
2 May
3rd
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
6 Sep
16th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
22 Aug
7th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
11 Jul
🏆 Won
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
20 Jun
4th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
17 May
3rd
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
18 Apr
🏆 Won
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Aug |
50% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 win |
18 Apr |
100% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
10 Sep |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 May |
0% |