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Sword Of Wessex

There's a horse that takes its time, and then there's Sword Of Wessex — a four-year-old who needed 15 races to find the winner's enclosure but got there in the end. That first victory came at Great Yarmouth on 28 April 2026, and it was a long time coming. One win from 15 races is a 7% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 14 outings, which tells you this isn't a horse that makes life easy for itself. But five places alongside that single win suggest it has been competitive more often than the bare numbers imply — finishing in the frame without quite getting the job done.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Wootton Bassett
Mother
Beluga
Trainer
Owner
Ambrose Racing Club Ltd

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
1
Wins
6.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
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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The most interesting detail is where Sword Of Wessex tends to perform. Over a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four furlongs — a stamina-testing trip that suits horses who stay all day rather than burn bright early — it has won 1 race from 7, a 14% win rate. That's twice its overall average, and it's a meaningful signal. Horses often have a distance that clicks with how they're built, and that middle-distance range looks like Sword Of Wessex's sweet spot.

Recent form reads 2-4-1-8-5-5 going back six races, and that number 1 in the middle is the breakthrough moment — the Great Yarmouth win. A second place before it and a fourth before that suggests the horse was building into form rather than stumbling across a victory by accident. The 8 that followed is a blip, but horses have bad days, and the trajectory before that result was pointing in the right direction.

Sword Of Wessex is trained by James Owen out of Newmarket, a yard that has sent out 204 winners this season alone — a serious operation in the heartland of British racing. Being part of a stable producing that volume of winners means the horse is in professional, experienced hands, and the fact it raced just a day ago tells you it's being kept busy and active. One curious wrinkle: at Class 4 level, which is roughly mid-tier racing in Britain, it has run 5 times without winning. Its sole victory came elsewhere, which is worth watching. Sometimes a horse finds its level at a track or a class that doesn't look obvious on paper, and Great Yarmouth might just be the place where Sword Of Wessex comes alive.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 May
2nd
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
9 May
4th
Leicester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
28 Apr
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 4 runners
11 Apr
8th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 9 runners
25 Mar
5th
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 5 runners
21 Feb
5th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
20 Jan
6th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
18 Sep
5th
Great Yarmouth
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
28 Aug
2nd
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
24 Jul
6th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
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
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 28 Apr 33.3%
Kempton Park
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 25 Mar 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 2 other 20 Jan 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 9 May 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 second 18 Sep 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Aug 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Apr 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 second 25 May 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 second 28 Aug 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Jun 0%