The Final Word
The Final Word has yet to find the winner's circle across four races, but the 7-year-old has managed two top-3 finishes, suggesting there is something to work with under the care of
Paul Nicholls. The Ditcheat trainer, one of the most successful in the country, has sent out 91 winners already this season from his Somerset base—a yard that doesn't waste time on horses without potential.
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
Looking at recent form, The Final Word finished third just a day ago, then third again before that, with a fourth-place finish before those efforts. That suggests the horse is competitive at its current level, even if the wins haven't come. Being active and regularly in the mix—even without breaking through—shows the horse is sound and racing consistently. Whether The Final Word will find victory depends on the right race at the right moment, but a trainer of Nicholls' caliber wouldn't keep a horse in work unless he saw a reason to.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Oct
4th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
18 Feb
3rd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
8 Jan
3rd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
29 Oct
7th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Taunton Undulating |
2 |
2 thirds |
18 Feb |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |