Soca Star
Soca Star is a 3-year-old still chasing a first career win, having collected nine places from thirteen races without breaking through. The horse is clearly tough and consistent—placing in races regularly shows it can handle competitive company—but that elusive first victory continues to slip away. Recent form tells the story: second, fifth, fifth, fifth, second, and third in the last six outings. That's two near-misses sandwiched around three mid-field finishes, a pattern that suggests Soca Star is capable but perhaps not quite at the level it's being asked to compete at.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
69.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Jason Hart has been the regular rider, partnering the horse in five of its races, but those rides have yielded no wins either. Trainer Seb Spencer runs a productive yard at Malton in North Yorkshire, having already sent out 13 winners this season, so the infrastructure for success is there. The real puzzle is the step up in class. Soca Star has tackled three races at the highest level and failed to place in any of them—a stark contrast to the regular placings at lower levels. This suggests the horse may have found its ceiling, or at least needs to drop back to find the conditions for a breakthrough. With no wins in thirteen attempts and racing actively, Soca Star remains one of those horses that keeps its the yard hoping for the break that always seems just out of reach.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
2nd
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
18 Aug
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
29 Jun
5th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
25 May
5th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
22 Apr
2nd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
11 Oct
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
3 Sep
7th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
19 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 4 runners
4 Jul
2nd
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
2 seconds |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
9 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
19 May |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |