The Gay Blade
7-year-old gelding with a 13% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Owner
Iain Jardine Racing Club
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
34.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%)
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 24 starts (12%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Carlisle in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Likes
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, tight turning
—
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Mar
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
19 Feb
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Feb
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Jan
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
9 Jan
7th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
16 Dec
12th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
9 Oct
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
1 Oct
9th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
22 Sep
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 6 runners
1 Jul
6th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
24 |
3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 17 other |
11 Mar |
12.5% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
14 |
2 wins, 2 thirds, 10 other |
1 Oct |
14.3% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
11 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 4 other |
22 Sep |
18.2% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 Sep |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 win |
11 Jan |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Feb |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |