Sultan Darius
Sultan Darius won his first race at Lingfield Park eight weeks ago and has not found the winner's circle since, though he did finish second not long after that breakthrough. The two-year-old has now raced six times in total, winning once and placing once — a record that sits just below one win in every six races. His most recent outing, just a day ago, saw him finish fifth, and his form over the last six races tells the story of a young horse still finding his feet: a fifth, sixth, a win, fourth, eighth, and fourth again.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Marco Botti's Newmarket yard has been in excellent form this season with 45 winners to their name, and Sultan Darius remains very much in active training with his trainer. At this early stage of his career, a two-year-old with one win under his belt is still developing, and the stretches between his victories are not uncommon — young horses often need time and racing experience to mature into consistent performers. Whether Sultan Darius can build on that August success at Lingfield and start stringing wins together will become clearer over the coming months as he continues his racing education.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
10 Sep
6th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
13 Aug
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
23 Jul
4th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
3 Jul
8th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
22 Jun
4th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
10 Sep |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |