Trigg
There's something quietly exciting about a horse that wins on debut and still looks like it hasn't reached its ceiling yet. Trigg is a five-year-old trained by
Dan Skelton at his powerful yard in Alcester, Warwickshire — a stable that has sent out 198 winners already this season, which gives you a sense of the operation Trigg is part of. He made his first racecourse appearance at Worcester in September 2025 and won it outright, something Skelton himself admitted caught the team slightly off guard. Trigg had done plenty at home to suggest he was promising, but he hadn't been away before that day, so winning first time out was, as Skelton put it, a real bonus. The trainer's instinct is that there's more to come — and the numbers so far back that up.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
83.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Across six races, Trigg has won twice and finished in the top three on five of those six outings. That's a win rate of around 1 in every 3 races, which is genuinely strong at this stage of a career. His recent form reads 3-1-2-–-2-1, meaning he has been consistently competitive and picked up his second win at Uttoxeter in May 2026. He races at Class 5 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — and has won 1 of his 3 races there, a 33% win rate that suggests he handles that company well, though the expectation is he'll be tested higher before long.
What makes Trigg worth watching is the combination of that immediate debut win and Skelton's confidence that improvement is still to come. Horses that win first time out and keep placing aren't always easy to find — it suggests a genuine talent rather than a flash result. He raced just one day ago, so he's fit and active, and with a trainer of Skelton's calibre already talking about an upward curve, Trigg looks like a horse whose story is only just beginning.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
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🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jun
3rd
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
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
| 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% |