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The Bitter Moose

The Bitter Moose is a horse that has found genuine success in just one consistent scenario: when jockey Harry Davies climbs aboard and the ground is normal. In 34 career races, the five-year-old has won only 3 times — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races — but those numbers mask a pattern worth noting. With Davies up, the horse has won 2 of 6 races (a 33% win rate), more than triple its overall record. On normal ground, it has won 2 of 7 races (29%). Put those conditions together and you have a horse that clearly has preferences.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Kodiac
Mother
Baroness
Owner
David Henery
Official rating
66

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
34
Career races
3
Wins
8.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
41.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
16 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Its most recent win came at Epsom Downs on 25 August 2025, over a mile, a distance within its sweet spot of seven furlongs to a mile. That was 13 months ago, and it has not found the winner's enclosure in the six races since. The current run reads 17-6-8-3-3-3 — several placed efforts showing the horse remains competitive, but no victories. Despite that drought, The Bitter Moose continues to race, having run just a day ago, suggesting Patrick Chamings' Baughurst yard still sees promise in the five-year-old's profile.

Chamings has had a productive season, sending out 9 winners, and The Bitter Moose's win rate of 15% over its best distance (3 wins from 20 races) suggests it is neither a lost cause nor a particularly gifted performer. It is what most horses are: a solid, honest campaigner that knows how to win when the planets align — the right jockey, the right ground, the right track. Finding those three things at once has become its real challenge.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 15% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Ascot in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Ok
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Oct
17th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
21 Sep
6th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
4 Sep
8th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
22 Jun
3rd
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
30 May
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
9 May
11th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
8 Apr
4th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
3 Oct
17th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
25 Aug
🏆 Won
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Liam Wright
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Paul Hanagan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Lingfield Park
Sharp
8 1 win, 4 thirds, 3 other 20 Aug 12.5%
Ascot
Galloping
5 5 other 2 Oct 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
4 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 25 Aug 25%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 27 Sep 50%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 10 Jul 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 2 other 29 Jun 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 2 other 18 May 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Jul 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Sep 0%
chelmsford 1 1 second 26 Oct 0%
Brighton
Undulating
1 1 third 22 Jun 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Sep 0%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
1 1 other 21 Jun 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Apr 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 second 26 Jul 0%