Tanking Along
Tanking Along is a horse still finding his feet at seven years old, which might sound odd until you learn he stands 17.3 hands—a genuinely massive animal, the kind that takes up half the stable. Trainer
Patrick Neville has described him as "a giant" and suggests his best days are still ahead, which is a bold claim for a horse with five career wins from twenty races. But the numbers back it up: Tanking Along wins roughly one in every four races, and more importantly, he's been improving. He has won twice in his last six runs, including a victory at Perth just this week, and his recent form shows two second-place finishes before that, suggesting he's knocking on the door consistently.
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
What makes Tanking Along genuinely interesting is Sedgefield. At this track, he is a different horse entirely—four wins from just six races there, a 67% win rate that jumps out of the page. This is not a lucky streak. Sedgefield suits him for reasons only time will reveal, but it is the kind of course specialisation that savvy punters and trainers build plans around. He typically runs in Class 5 races, where he wins roughly three in every ten, solid form that puts him among the reliable runners at that level. Neville's yard has sent out 28 winners this season, a healthy rate that suggests a properly functioning operation, and Tanking Along fits that picture: consistent, improving, and now actively racing—he ran just yesterday. At seven, most horses have already shown their ceiling, but Neville's comment about fences suggests the trainer sees something in this big, still-maturing animal that hasn't yet been tested. Whether that faith is rewarded will depend on what comes next.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Sedgefield: 4 wins from 6 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
🏆 Won
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
29 Aug
5th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
14 May
2nd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
6 May
2nd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
17 Apr
3rd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
22 Mar
6th
Carlisle
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
10 Mar
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
10 Mar
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
5 Dec
4th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Sedgefield Sharp |
6 |
4 wins, 2 other |
29 Sep |
66.7% |
| Perth Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other |
15 Oct |
20% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
10 Feb |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Nov |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
6 May |
0% |