The Dancing Poet
9-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 5 wins from 41 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Owner
Spring Cottage Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Catterick Bridge: 4 wins from 15 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Returning from a 303-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 7 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 18 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 May
9th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
1 May
8th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 10 runners
13 Apr
11th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
29 Mar
7th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 runners
2 Oct
5th
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 8 runners
10 Sep
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
19 Aug
2nd
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
27 Jun
5th
Hamilton Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
18 Jun
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
18 May
5th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 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 |
|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
15 |
4 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, 7 other |
2 Oct |
26.7% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
7 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 4 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
13 Apr |
25% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
1 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |