Traveling Soldier
Traveling Soldier is a horse that embodies the old racing adage: a win is a win. At eight years old with just one victory from eighteen races, this gelding sits at the very bottom of the win column—that single success coming fifteen months ago at Market Rasen on July 6th, 2025. The win rate of 6 percent (1 from 18) tells you this is not a horse that often finds the front, yet the eleven places alongside that solitary win suggest he is a reliable performer who turns up and tries, even if he rarely gets the prize.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Premier Plastering Uk Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Traveling Soldier worth watching is consistency in defeat. His recent form—three third-place finishes sandwiched between two thirds—shows a horse that is competitive at Class 5 level, where he has won 1 from 10 races. That 10 percent win rate at this grade is respectable given his overall record, and it hints that when conditions align and the field suits him, he can still deliver. He raced just a day ago, confirming he remains active and sound enough for regular competition.
Sean Bowen, his regular partner, has ridden him to that single win from twelve races together—an 8 percent success rate that roughly mirrors the horse's overall pattern. Under trainer Olly Murphy at Wilmcote, Warks, Traveling Soldier competes alongside a yard sending out 146 winners this season, meaning he is part of a functioning operation. He may never light up the form book, but he is a working racehorse, honest in his efforts, and apparently something of a fixture in the mixture.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Worcester in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 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+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
3rd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
10 Sep
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
2 Jun
3rd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
14 May
DNF
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
3 Nov
DNF
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
5 Sep
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
6 Jul
🏆 Won
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 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 |
|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
6 |
4 seconds, 2 thirds |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 2 thirds, 1 other |
26 Sep |
25% |
| Perth Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Nov |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jan |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Apr |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |