Traveling Man
Traveling Man is a 3-year-old still finding his way in a competitive sport, with just one win to his name but enough glimpses of form to suggest he belongs in a race. The horse took his breakthrough victory at Newmarket in late August, breaking through after two unsuccessful attempts earlier in the season. Since then, he has been running steadily without another win — his last six outings show a pattern of some placings mixed with tougher days, most recently finishing outside the money nine days ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
P Hickman And Lord Lloyd Webber
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is his preference for longer distances. Over trips between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, Traveling Man has won 1 of 3 races (a 33 percent win rate), which is notably stronger than his overall record of 1 win from 6 starts (17 percent). That suggests he may be a horse who simply needs the extra ground to show his best, rather than one struggling against the quality of his rivals. Trainer Charlie Fellowes, who is based at Newmarket and has sent out 21 winners already this season from a healthy yard, will be hoping to find the right race length and conditions to spark another victory. Traveling Man raced just over a week ago and remains active, so the yard are clearly persisting with the search for his next winning opportunity.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Sep
3rd
Pontefract
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
20 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
25 Jul
3rd
Salisbury
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
8 Jul
6th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
19 Jun
3rd
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 6 runners
9 Jun
9th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 Aug |
100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Jun |
0% |