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Sports Day

Four races in, and Sports Day is still searching for that first victory — but there are signs buried in the numbers that suggest the story isn't over yet. The three-year-old has finished in the top three just once from four attempts, and that third-place finish looks like the high point so far in a career that has yet to truly ignite.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Lope De Vega
Mother
Eleanor Powell
Owner
Ballylinch And The Heatherdonians 2
Rating
63

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
4
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
25%
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
Auto-Generated

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Working backwards, the last four races read 3-7-9-5 — so a third, then a seventh, then a ninth, then most recently a fifth. That's not a horse building momentum in a straight line, but it raced just yesterday, which means the yard are clearly keeping it busy and believing there's more to come. Trainers don't keep running horses every few days unless they think a breakthrough is possible.

That trainer is Michael Bell, one of the more established names based out of Newmarket — the heartland of flat racing in Britain. His yard has sent out 47 winners already this season, which tells you this is a serious, well-resourced operation that knows how to get horses to perform. When a trainer of that calibre keeps running a horse that hasn't won yet, it's worth paying attention. Bell's team clearly see something in Sports Day that the record doesn't yet reflect. Whether the horse can justify that faith is the question worth watching.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Apr
3rd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
22 Oct
7th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
1 Sep
9th
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
15 Aug
5th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Sep 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Oct 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Aug 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 third 11 Apr 0%