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Trust House

There is a pleasing puzzle at the heart of Trust House's record. This six-year-old has won 4 races from 16 outings — that's 1 in every 4 — and has placed in 9 of them, meaning it has gone home with some kind of reward in nearly all of them. Yet at Class 4, the level it races most often, it has somehow never won. Zero wins from six attempts. The horse that finishes placed almost everywhere manages to go blank at its most common level. Go figure.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Lope De Vega
Mother
Rococo
Owner
Bill Hawkins & Partner
Official rating
120

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
16
Career races
4
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
56.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
128 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What Trust House clearly does have is a preference for conditions. On normal ground, it has won 2 of its 4 races — that's a 50% win rate, which is exceptional for any racehorse at any level. And stretch it out over a distance of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, and it becomes even more impressive: 3 wins from just 5 races at those trips, a 60% record that tells you this is a horse that genuinely rewards patience. Some horses just need room to get into a rhythm, and Trust House is one of them.

The partnership with Sean Bowen is worth noting. The pair have raced together 9 times, and Bowen has ridden 3 of Trust House's 4 career wins — winning 1 in every 3 times they line up together. That's a meaningful number. It suggests Bowen understands what this horse needs, and the team clearly agrees, given how often they return to the combination.

Trust House is trained by Olly Murphy at Wilmcote in Warwickshire, and Murphy is having a formidable season — 146 winners already sent out from his yard. A trainer operating at that volume tends to know when a horse is in form, and Trust House is very much in form right now. It won at Ffos Las in April 2026 and ran just yesterday. Recent form of two wins and three places in the last six races paints a picture of a horse that is thriving at the moment. It began this journey back in September 2023 with a first win at Ripon, and it has taken time to really hit its stride — but right now, Trust House is exactly the kind of horse you want to be watching.

⚡ 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 4 starts (50%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 60% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 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)
Heavy (very wet)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jun
3rd 1%
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
14 May
2nd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
21 Apr
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
15 Mar
🏆 Won
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
20 Feb
5th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
16 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
21 Jan
3rd
Leicester
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 11 runners
18 Dec
2nd
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
5 Dec
🏆 Won
Leicester
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 10 runners
10 Nov
8th
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Sean Bowen Current jockey
33.3%
Win rate
3/9
Wins / rides
Ben Curtis
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Lewis Stones
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Ffos Las
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 21 Apr 50%
Leicester
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 21 Jan 50%
Market Rasen
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 12 Jun 50%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 16 Feb 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 win 30 Sep 100%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Apr 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 other 19 Oct 0%
Perth
Galloping
1 1 second 14 May 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Sep 0%
Worcester
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Sep 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 other 20 Feb 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 third 12 May 0%