Timely Salute
Timely Salute is a three-year-old still finding its feet, but there are early signs the horse has genuine ability when the distance stretches beyond two miles. Over a career of nine races, Timely Salute has won roughly one in every five (2 wins and 3 places), which is solid form for a young horse still learning the game.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
The real story here is what happens when the track demands stamina. At long distances — two miles or more — Timely Salute is a different proposition entirely, winning two of three attempts (a 67% win rate). That kind of success rate separates the genuinely gifted from the merely competent. The horse's first win came at Newton Abbot back in July, and the latest victory at Market Rasen this week suggests the form is holding up. Trainer Max Comley, based at Warminster in Wiltshire, runs a yard that has sent out 18 winners this season, and Timely Salute appears to be part of that winning operation. Still active and running regularly, this is a horse with potential — particularly if the yard continue to pitch it at the distances where it thrives.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 67% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
🏆 Won
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Sep
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
19 Jul
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
30 May
4th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 May
9th
Bath
1m3f – 1m4f · Firm · 9 runners
28 Apr
5th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
11 Apr
8th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
6 Nov
11th
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 16 runners
18 Sep
5th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
7 Sep |
50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 May |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
2 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
26 Sep |
100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |