Selection
Selection has found a home at Pontefract. The 4-year-old has won twice from four races at the Yorkshire track — a win rate that stands out sharply against a career record of 3 wins from 17 races overall. That third victory came this week, when Selection triumphed at Pontefract on 5 October, adding to a first win at the same track back in June 2024. For a horse that wins roughly 1 in every 5 races across its career, having claimed 50 per cent of its wins at a single course suggests something clicks there — better ground, a favourable layout, or simply a track where this horse's running style pays off.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
Ivan Furtado's yard at Wiseton has been in fine form this season, sending out 43 winners, and Selection represents one of the trainer's more consistent performers in recent weeks. The horse has finished in the top five in four of its last six races — a stretch that shows genuine form, even if a first-place finish has been elusive until this week's return to Pontefract. When Selection does race at Class 5 level, it wins roughly 1 in every 5 races, a solid return at that grade. At 4 years old and currently active, Selection remains a horse worth following, particularly if it stays on Pontefract's fixture list.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 12 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
🏆 Won
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
17 Sep
4th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 13 runners
29 Jun
5th
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
22 May
2nd
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
16 May
5th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
25 Apr
7th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
5 Apr
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
21 Mar
2nd
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
24 Feb
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
30 Jan
5th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
21 Mar |
20% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
4 |
2 wins, 1 second, 1 other |
5 Oct |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |