This Sway
There is something quietly encouraging about the recent form of This Sway. The five-year-old has only won once from 12 races — roughly 1 in every 12 outings — but the bigger picture is more interesting than that bare number suggests. Look at the last six races and you see a horse that has genuinely found its feet: a ninth-place finish gave way to a win, then a fourth, a third, and back-to-back runner-up spots.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
That sole victory came at Southwell in early March, and it is the kind of track result that matters. At the Class 5 level where This Sway typically operates, the horse has won 1 from 4 — a 25% win rate, which means winning roughly one in every four races at that grade. That is a genuinely solid return and suggests This Sway is competitive when conditions suit, even if big wins have been hard to come by across the full career.
The trainer behind this is Max Comley, based out of Warminster in Wiltshire. With 18 winners sent out already this season, Comley is clearly a yard in decent nick — that volume of winners suggests an operation that knows how to place its horses in races they can win, rather than simply making up the numbers. With a horse like This Sway showing renewed consistency, it would be no surprise to see that Southwell win followed up before long. Racing just one day ago, this horse is as live as they come.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Jun
2nd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
5 May
2nd
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Apr
3rd
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
26 Mar
4th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
2 Mar
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Soft
2 Feb
9th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
1 Jan
6th
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
14 Dec
4th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
17 Nov
DNF
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
6 Nov
DNF
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
2 Jun |
33.3% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 May |
0% |