The broader numbers back up the story. Stateira has won 4 of her 9 career races — that's a win rate of 44%, meaning she wins almost every other time she turns up. For context, most horses in training win somewhere between 10% and 20% of their races, so winning nearly half of yours marks you out as genuinely talented. Her recent form reads 1-1-2-1-8-4 going back through her last six runs, which translates to three wins from six races — a horse very much in the form of her life.
She also has a strong preference for how the track plays. On normal ground she has won 4 from 5 races, an 80% record that tells you she wants conditions that are neither too wet nor too dry. At distances between seven furlongs and a mile, she is unbeaten — three wins from three — which suggests Andrew Balding and the team at Kingsclere have her figured out precisely. Balding is no small operator: his yard has sent out 199 winners already this season, one of the busiest and most successful operations in the country.
Stateira got off the mark at Southwell in February 2025 and has progressed steadily since. Her typical level of competition is a step below the very top, but she has already shown she can win at Class 2, which means she can mix it when the occasions get bigger. With a perfect record at her favourite track, a trainer in exceptional form, and a horse who clearly knows how to win, she heads into her next race as one to watch.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 3 wins | 3 Apr | 100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 12 Dec | 33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Jun | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 24 May | 0% |