The New Bay Pearl
The New Bay Pearl is a four-year-old who has yet to break through the tape after thirteen attempts on the track. With four places to show for those thirteen races, the horse knows how to get close—but has not managed to convert any of those near-misses into a win. The recent form tells a familiar story: third place just a day ago, followed by fourth, fourth again, seventh, eleventh, and sixth before that. It is a pattern of consistency without breakthrough, the kind of record that suggests a horse trying hard but running just a shade below winning class.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Jack Mitchell has ridden The New Bay Pearl five times, and they have yet to find the answer together. Trainer Simon Whitaker, who runs his yard at Scarcroft in West Yorkshire, has had a decent season by some measures—four winners sent out—but this particular horse has not been the one to deliver. The New Bay Pearl races most often in Class 5 company, the lower tiers of competitive racing, and has managed nothing from six attempts at that level. At this stage of its career, with thirteen races completed and no wins to its name, the horse appears to have found its ceiling. That said, with a place coming as recently as yesterday, The New Bay Pearl is still being put in a position to win. Whether it ever will remains an open question.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
3rd
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
17 Jul
4th
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
17 Jun
4th
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
3 Jun
7th
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
24 Apr
11th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
13 Sep
6th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
19 Aug
5th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
5 Jun
12th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
5 May
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
12 Apr
7th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
14 Jan |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
14 Feb |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |