Thaluna
Thaluna, a three-year-old trained by
William Haggas at Newmarket, broke through for a first career win at York back in October and has been chasing that feeling ever since. The horse has raced seven times in total, winning once and placing in five others — a record that shows promise without quite delivering consistency. Over the past six races, Thaluna has managed a third, a fifth, another third, a second, an eleventh, and then finished third most recently. That eleventh is a blip worth noting, but the pattern suggests a horse that knows how to run well most of the time without quite finding the winning formula often enough.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
71.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Where Thaluna genuinely stands out is at the shorter distances. Over five furlongs to six and a half furlongs, the horse has won 1 of 3 races — a 33 percent win rate that is noticeably better than the overall record. This is the sweet spot, the trip where Thaluna seems to find that extra gear. Haggas is one of Britain's most respected trainers and has sent out 170 winners this season from his powerful Newmarket yard, so Thaluna is in capable hands. The horse raced just a day ago, so it is actively being campaigned and clearly still has opportunities ahead. Ten months have passed since that October breakthrough at York, and for a three-year-old still learning the game, that is not an unusually long drought. If the yard can steer Thaluna back to those shorter, sharper races where it has shown its best form, another win may not be far away.
⚡ 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 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
3rd
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
11 Jul
5th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
31 May
3rd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
2 May
2nd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
31 Oct
11th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
10 Oct
🏆 Won
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
5 Sep
2nd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Soft · 5 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 Oct |
100% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
31 May |
0% |