Trigg
Trigg has come flying out of the gates this season in a way that even
Dan Skelton's yard didn't entirely expect. A home-bred horse trained at Alcester, he broke his duck at Worcester in September with an impressive debut win, catching his trainer slightly off guard—Skelton admits they were "a bit taken aback" by how readily he won first time out. That kind of early success from an unraced horse is rare enough to get people's attention. Since then, Trigg has won 2 of his last 6 races and finished in the top 3 in four of those outings, giving him a 43% win rate from 7 races overall. He raced just this week, winning again at Newton Abbot on 17 October, so he is clearly thriving right now.
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
What stands out most is how much Trigg loves normal ground conditions. On those surfaces he has won 2 of his 3 races—a 67% win rate that suggests he is a horse built for standard British conditions rather than extremes. Skelton reckons there is "plenty of improvement in him" still to come, which is a telling comment from a trainer overseeing a yard that has already sent out 198 winners this season alone. At Class 5 level Trigg has won 1 of 3 races, so he remains a horse competing at the lower end, but his recent consistency—two wins in six runs, with four top-3 finishes in that stretch—suggests the upward trajectory Skelton expects is genuinely happening. For a five-year-old still fresh to racing, that combination of early success and clear room for development makes Trigg worth keeping an eye on.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
🏆 Won
1%
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
7 Jun
3rd
1%
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
2 May
🏆 Won
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
26 Mar
2nd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
1 Mar
DNF
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 21 runners
5 Dec
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
15 Sep
🏆 Won
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 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 |
1 |
1 win |
17 Oct |
100% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
2 May |
100% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Sep |
100% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
5 Dec |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Mar |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Jun |
0% |