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Snatch A Glance

There is a horse who clearly has a favourite postcode, and it happens to be Ludlow. Snatch A Glance has raced there five times and won twice, making it comfortably the most productive venue in what is still a relatively short career. That kind of course affinity is not a coincidence — some horses simply respond to a particular track's layout, its turns, its gradients — and when a horse wins 2 from 5 at one track, you pay attention every time the yard book it in there.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Passing Glance
Mother
Wizard's Sliabh
Owner
Pete Smith & Dr Simon Gillson
Rating
114

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
8
Career races
2
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
75%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The broader picture is quietly impressive for a six-year-old. Eight races, two wins, six places — that means Snatch A Glance has finished in the first three in every single race it has run. Not once has it trailed home out of the frame. That is the kind of consistency that rarely makes headlines but means a great deal if you follow the horse: you are almost never watching it disappoint. The win rate sits at 25%, roughly 1 in every 4 races, and at Class 4 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — it has won 2 of its 3 races, a conversion rate of 67%, or two out of every three attempts.

The trainer behind all this is Fergal O'Brien, based at Withington in Gloucestershire, and this is a yard currently firing on all cylinders. Ninety winners in a single season tells you this is not a small operation quietly ticking over — it is a team with real momentum, placing horses well and sending them out ready to run. Snatch A Glance is benefiting from that environment.

What makes the immediate outlook particularly interesting is timing. The horse raced just one day ago, meaning it is bang in form and being kept busy — trainers who run horses in quick succession usually do so because the horse is thriving. Both career wins have come at Ludlow, the first in October 2025 and the most recent in November, and with a recent form line reading 3-3-1-3-1, the pattern of finishing right at the sharp end has not changed. This is a horse that turns up, competes hard, and rarely embarrasses itself. At its preferred track, it has already shown it can do something better than that.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
28 May
3rd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
22 Apr
3rd
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
30 Mar
DNF
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
24 Nov
🏆 Won
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
23 Oct
3rd
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
8 Oct
🏆 Won
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
8 May
2nd
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
25 Mar
4th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Fern O'Brien Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Ludlow
Undulating
5 2 wins, 2 thirds, 1 other 22 Apr 40%
Taunton
Undulating
1 1 other 25 Mar 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 second 8 May 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 third 28 May 0%