The Lakes
Four races, no wins, no places — The Lakes has yet to give its supporters much to shout about. The four-year-old has finished 6th, 5th, 6th, and 12th in its four outings, a record that tells a consistent story, just not the one anyone in the team would be hoping for. With a finishing position that has never crept inside the top five, there is no obvious sign of a breakthrough just around the corner, though the horse did race just three days ago, so it remains very much an active work in progress.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
About 1.5 miles · Standard all-weather surface · 9 runners
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Simon Whitaker trains The Lakes from his yard in Scarcroft, West Yorkshire. It has been a modest but not fruitless season for the stable — three winners sent out so far — though The Lakes has not been among them. The horse has run three times at Class 5 level, which is where horses tend to compete when they are finding their feet or simply looking for a winnable opportunity, and has drawn a blank in all three. That is not a catastrophe at this stage, but it does suggest The Lakes is yet to find the right race, the right day, or perhaps just a little more confidence.
At four years old, there is still time. Some horses take longer to figure it out than others, and a yard that is finding winners this season clearly knows how to get a horse ready to perform. Whether The Lakes can translate that into a result remains the question.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
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Left-handed, tight turning
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📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Mar
6th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 6 runners
21 Jan
5th
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
29 Nov
6th
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
30 Oct
12th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 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 |
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| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jan |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Mar |
0% |