Top Lad
Top Lad has yet to break through into the winners' circle, despite showing enough promise to finish in the top three in four of his ten races so far. The 3-year-old, trained by Michael and David Easterby at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, remains winless but has put in some solid efforts at the track, particularly in his early races where he accumulated three top-three finishes in his first four outings. Those early runs suggested he had the ability to compete, but his form has stalled in recent months — his last six races have brought nothing better than a third-place finish, with two seventh-place efforts and two tenth-place finishes revealing a horse struggling to find consistent form.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
Billy Garritty has partnered with Top Lad for five of those ten races without a win, and recent evidence suggests the horse is drifting backwards rather than building towards a breakthrough. After being ridden to a third-place finish three races ago, Top Lad then suffered a seventh-place effort before a tenth-place showing, racing again just yesterday and coming home seventh. It is the pattern of a young horse that has had his chances but has not yet shown the quality to win races at the level he is competing. The Easterby yard, which has sent out 55 winners already this season, clearly believes there is potential here, but Top Lad will need to reverse a worrying recent trend if he is to repay that faith and finally get off the mark.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
3rd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
10 Oct
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
17 Aug
3rd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
10 Jul
7th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
15 Apr
10th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
22 Nov
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
5 Nov
3rd
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
28 Oct
4th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 runners
10 Oct
6th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
3 Sep
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 4 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 |
|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |