The Vital Spark
3-year-old gelding with a 10% win rate.
Owner
Alison Muir Tonge / Colin Paterson
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
10%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Returning from a 202-day absence
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Sep
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
25 Aug
9th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
7th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
8 Jul
8th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
4 May
5th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
13 Mar
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
13 Dec
11th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
11 Oct
4th
York
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
16 Aug
6th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
4 Aug
12th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 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 |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Sep |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |