Teardrops
Teardrops has the look of a horse that knows exactly where it runs best. A 4-year-old trained by
Tony Carroll at Cropthorne in Worcestershire, it has won 3 of its 19 races overall — a respectable 16% win rate — but the picture changes dramatically when you look at Newcastle. There, Teardrops is genuinely special: it has won 3 of 11 races at that track, a win rate that speaks to something clicking between horse and course. The win at Newcastle on 13 January this year was its most recent success, and it took that prize in Class 6 company, where Teardrops really thrives — it wins roughly 3 in every 10 races at that level.
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
George Wood, the jockey, clearly gets the best out of this horse. In nine rides together, they have won 3 times — a 33% win rate that is unusually high and suggests a genuine understanding between them. That makes the nine-month gap since the January win frustrating, especially given that Teardrops was last out just a day ago. The recent form reads 10-10-11-8-4-3 over six runs, which shows consistency without the spark of victory. It is finishing in the money regularly — four places in those six races — but victories have dried up completely.
The yard is in flying form this season with 136 winners already, so there is no lack of confidence or resources behind this horse. The question now is whether Teardrops can rediscover the form that made it so dangerous at Newcastle nine months ago, particularly with Wood back in the saddle and another trip to the North East on the cards.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow 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)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
10th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
28 Jun
10th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
1 Jun
11th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
19 May
8th
Lingfield Park
Sprint (< 5f) · Good · 11 runners
8 Apr
4th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
27 Mar
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
6 Mar
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
14 Feb
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
4 Feb
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
20 Jan
2nd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
11 |
3 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 3 other |
27 Mar |
27.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
19 May |
0% |