The Lakes
The Lakes is a 4-year-old still searching for her breakthrough. In seven races, she has picked up one place but never crossed the finish line first, giving her a record that will worry her the yard. Her recent form tells the story of a horse treading water: a sixth-place finish just yesterday, preceded by a fifth, a sixth, another sixth, a sixth again, and a sixth before that. It is a grim sequence that suggests she is consistently running into stronger opposition than she can handle, or simply not quite sharp enough to match what is being asked of her.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
At Class 5 level — the lower end of competitive racing — she has run three times without a win. That lack of success even at this modest grade hints that The Lakes may be approaching the limits of what she can achieve on the track. Simon Whitaker's yard, based at Scarcroft in West Yorkshire, has sent out four winners this season, so the training is not the problem. Sometimes a horse simply does not have the speed or stamina to compete, and after seven runs without a win, the evidence is mounting that The Lakes may be one of them. She is still active and racing regularly, but she will need to improve significantly to justify continued investment.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Jul
9th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · 9 runners
19 May
6th
Newcastle
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
5 Apr
DNF
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
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
🏇 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| 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% |