Sirius A
Sirius A is a three-year-old with flashes of promise but an inconsistent record that suggests the horse is still searching for its level. Two wins from ten races gives a win rate of roughly one in every five outings—respectable enough, but the recent form tells a more complicated story. In the last six races, the horse has managed only one victory, a fourth-place finish at Wolverhampton on 10 April that turned out to be a breakthrough moment. Before that, three runs without a win, and more recently a frustrating sequence of ninth-place and second-place finishes suggests Sirius A is capable but temperamental.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Team Valor Llc Gary Barber
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse's first win came at Leicester on 14 June 2025, breaking its duck early in its career, and showed the the yard what was possible. But consistency has proven elusive. Jack Mitchell, the horse's most regular rider, has partnered Sirius A six times and won on just one of those occasions—a 17% win rate that hints at the difficulty of getting the best out of this particular horse. Trainer James Horton, based in Newmarket, has built a solid yard this season with twenty winners to his name, but Sirius A hasn't been among his most reliable earners. With four months since the last win and just a ninth-place finish in the most recent race, the horse is now in need of a return to form. At three years old, there is still time, but the window for Sirius A to establish itself as a genuine prospect is narrowing. The horse remains active and in work, but will need to show better consistency if it is to justify continued investment.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
9th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
19 Jun
23th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
16 May
5th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
10 Apr
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
10 Oct
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
6 Sep
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
25 Jul
4th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
14 Jun
🏆 Won
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
16 May
4th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 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 |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
14 Jun |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Apr |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |