Shaniko
Shaniko is a two-year-old still finding his feet on the track, with a record of two places from five races but no wins yet. His most recent outing came just yesterday, when he finished fourth, continuing a run without a victory across his last five starts. His form over that spell shows a pair of seconds bookended by fourth-place finishes, with a twelfth thrown in — the sort of inconsistency you'd expect from a young horse still learning how to race.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Craig Lidster at Norton in North Yorkshire, Shaniko is part of a yard that has been sending out winners steadily this season, with twenty to their name so far. That's a decent win rate for a training operation, which suggests Lidster knows how to get horses ready to win. The fact that Shaniko has managed a couple of places already hints he has something to offer, even if he hasn't quite broken through into the winner's circle yet. At two years old, there is still plenty of time for that to change — plenty of young horses take a few races to work out what they're doing, and a couple of near-misses can be the making of them.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
2nd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
7 Aug
4th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
20 Jun
4th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
11 Jun
2nd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
30 May
12th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |