His overall record stands at 2 wins and 6 places from 13 races — he wins roughly 1 in every 6 or 7 races, which is respectable but not stellar. However, his recent form is genuinely encouraging. In his last six outings, he has come nowhere near as bad as a blank, finishing second, second, fourth, sixth, and fourth before running well at his most recent race just yesterday. That's four decent finishes in a row, with two of them placing him in the frame. At three years old, he is still developing, and this kind of consistency suggests he is finding his feet.
Richard Spencer's Newmarket yard — which has already sent out 30 winners this season — clearly has confidence in the horse, and rightly so. The question now is whether Start Me Up can reproduce his Chester magic elsewhere, or whether he remains a specialist at that course. Either way, he is a horse worth watching for anyone looking for genuine improvement and the kind of form that speaks to careful training and a horse that races well when everything aligns just right.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Tight |
4 | 2 wins, 1 second, 1 other | 11 Sep | 50% |
| meydan | 3 | 3 other | 6 Mar | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 26 Mar | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Aug | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 5 Oct | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 18 May | 0% |