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Storm Star

There are horses who travel the country chasing wins, and then there are horses like Storm Star — ones who find a home. This 5-year-old has run 14 races and won 4 of them, which works out to just under 1 in every 3 races. That's a solid record in itself, but the detail that makes it genuinely striking is where those wins have come from. All four victories have been at Newcastle's all-weather track, and Storm Star has won 4 of its 8 races there. Win half your races at a single venue and you're not just a good horse — you're a specialist, and specialists are worth paying attention to.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Night Of Thunder
Mother
Dancing Star
Owner
J C Smith
Rating
98

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
14
Career races
4
Wins
28.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
71.4%
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
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Three of those four Newcastle wins came in the space of just four months, between New Year's Day 2025 and mid-April, and all three were Class 2 races — that's near the top of the British racing ladder. Winning one of those is an achievement. Winning three at the same track in one winter is the kind of form that makes people sit up. Storm Star has won 3 from 7 races at that level, a win rate of 43%, which tells you this isn't a horse padding its record against weak opposition — it's competing at a high standard and repeatedly coming out on top.

Ground matters too, and Storm Star has a clear preference for normal conditions — 4 wins from 9 races on a standard surface, compared to nothing from its races on wet or muddy ground. That's not just a quirk; it's a genuine factor that shapes when the horse is at its best. Andrew Balding's yard at Kingsclere has been in exceptional form this season, sending out 199 winners, so Storm Star is coming from a team that knows how to have a horse ready to perform.

The recent form — two tenth-place finishes and a sixth in its last three races — suggests things haven't clicked since that April win, and the horse raced just yesterday, so there's freshness to factor in. But context matters here: Storm Star has twice come back from a quiet spell to win at Newcastle, and the track record speaks for itself. When the conditions line up, this is a horse that has shown, repeatedly, it knows exactly what to do.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 9 starts (44%)
Course specialist at Newcastle: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow
Good (firm-ish)
Soft (muddy)
Good to firm
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Class 2
Loves
Class 3
Ok
Class 4
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, wide and galloping

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Apr
10th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
7 Feb
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
16 Jan
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
13 Dec
3rd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
18 Apr
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
17 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
1 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
2 Nov
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
14 Sep
3rd
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
22 Aug
3rd
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
Jason Watson Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
8 4 wins, 2 thirds, 2 other 3 Apr 50%
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 7 Feb 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Jun 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 second 25 Jul 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 third 6 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 third 14 Sep 0%