Philip Kirby trains Soul Seeker out of East Appleton in North Yorkshire, and the yard is having a productive season with 34 winners already on the board. That kind of form from a trainer suggests a well-run operation, and Soul Seeker is one of the more experienced horses in it. Daniel Tudhope rides most often, and the pair have a decent record together — 2 wins from 12 races is a 17% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 6 times they team up, which is comfortably above the horse's overall average. That suggests Tudhope brings something out of this horse.
Ground conditions matter here. On normal going, Soul Seeker is a different proposition entirely — 3 wins from 14 races works out at 21%, or just over 1 in every 5. Compare that to its overall record and it becomes clear: when the ground is right, this horse performs. Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level, which is solidly mid-tier British racing, and it has won twice at that level from 20 attempts.
The most recent win came at Sandown Park on 18 September 2024, now 19 months ago, and the last 6 runs have produced nothing better than a third-place finish. That's a losing streak worth noting, though a third and a fifth in that sequence mean it hasn't fallen away completely. Its first career win came at Pontefract back in August 2022, which means this horse has been a competitive presence for the best part of three years — no small thing in a sport that chews through horses quickly. It raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next is not far away.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Undulating |
8 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third, 4 other | 31 Aug | 12.5% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
6 | 2 thirds, 4 other | 8 Apr | 0% |
| York Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 other | 26 Jul | 25% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 other | 3 Jul | 25% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 7 Aug | 33.3% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 3 May | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 18 Nov | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 3 Nov | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 9 Sep | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 30 Jun | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 7 Oct | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 18 Sep | 100% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 1 Oct | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 16 Sep | 0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Apr | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Aug | 0% |