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Simply Sondheim

6-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 8 wins from 22 runs.
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Pivotal
Mother
Finishingthehat
Owner
PJL Racing
Official rating
91

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
22
Career races
8
Wins
36.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
45.5%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
460 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 36% of races
✔ Effective partnership with William Buick: 83% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 243-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Ok
Good (a little give)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
1M1F – 1M2F
1M3F – 1M4F
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
18th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
6 Jun
13th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
9 Nov
DNF
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 23 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 9 runners
7 Sep
5th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
3 Aug
8th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
4 Jul
4th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
16 Sep
2nd
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 6 runners
19 May
6th
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 6 runners
20 Apr
2nd
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 6 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
83.3%
Win rate
5/6
Wins / rides
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides
Ben Curtis
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Hollie Doyle Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Kempton Park
Galloping
5 1 win, 4 other 7 Sep 20%
Goodwood
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 29 Jul 33.3%
Newmarket
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 19 May 33.3%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 6 Jun 50%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 6 Jun 50%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
1 1 win 25 May 100%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 win 2 Jun 100%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 win 19 Aug 100%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 24 Feb 0%
chelmsford 1 1 second 20 Apr 0%