The Padster
The Padster is a 5-year-old that has yet to break through in eight career races, though recent form suggests something might finally be shifting. The horse has not won or placed in any outing to date, but in its last six races it has shown a pattern of minor placings — fourth, fourth, eleventh, fourth, then a blank, then seventh most recently, just one day ago. That cluster of fourth-place finishes is the closest The Padster has come to a breakthrough, even if it has not quite managed to convert those near-misses into a win.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Worcester
About 2.5 miles · Unknown · 9 runners
→
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Joe Tickle at Stoodleigh in Devon, The Padster runs in Class 5 races — the lower tiers of British racing — and has competed in three of these without success. Tickle's yard has sent out 20 winners this season, so there is form and capability in the stable. The Padster remains an active runner, having raced just yesterday, and at five years old is still young enough to learn and improve. For a horse without a win to its name, repeated fourths are at least evidence that it belongs in the races it is entered in and can stay competitive. Whether those near-misses will ever turn into a victory remains to be seen, but the pattern suggests The Padster is not hopelessly outmatched.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
17 Apr
4th
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
1 Jan
11th
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Nov
4th
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
21 Oct
DNF
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
6 Sep
7th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
11 Oct
7th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
19 Aug
DNF
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 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 |
|---|
| Exeter Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |