Tap Dancer
Tap Dancer has the kind of record that tests a trainer's patience. The 4-year-old has managed just one win from 18 races—a breakthrough moment at Bath in October 2024, nearly two years ago—and has not found the winner's circle since. Recent form shows a horse treading water: sixth place just yesterday, then sixth again the race before that, sandwiched between sevenths and a third that stands out as the best effort of the last half-dozen outings. Winning roughly once every 17 races is not the profile of a horse about to trouble the odds compilers.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
That said, there are hints of what Tap Dancer is capable of. Over the 1m3f to 1m4f range, the horse has won 1 of 5 races—a 20% win rate that is genuinely competitive. In Class 5 company, too, it has posted a 17% record (1 win from 6), suggesting it is not wholly out of place at that level. Jim Goldie's Uplawmoor yard, which has sent out 88 winners already this season, knows how to train winners, and the fact that Tap Dancer is still racing actively after two years between wins speaks to a team that believes there is something worth persisting with. Whether it is a change of ground, a return to the sweet spot of 1m3f or better luck at Bath, which remains its only venue with a winning memory, is another question entirely. For now, the horse is ticking over without momentum—but not yet written off by those who know it best.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Ayr in 10 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
5th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 12 runners
29 Sep
5th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Heavy · 11 runners
18 Sep
7th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
8 Aug
6th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
27 Jul
7th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
13 Jul
3rd
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
6 Jul
7th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
19 Jun
6th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 10 runners
20 May
4th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
5 May
7th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 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 |
|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
10 |
1 third, 9 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
30 Sep |
25% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |