U S S Charleston
U S S Charleston is a 3-year-old horse with a modest record — two wins from nineteen races — but one that hints at a horse capable of better days ahead. The horse burst onto the track with a debut victory at Wolverhampton on 22 December 2025, a promising start that suggested genuine ability. That early success has not repeated often: U S S Charleston has managed just one win in the three months since, coming at Great Yarmouth in mid-May, and has now gone six races without returning to the winner's enclosure. Recent outings have been inconsistent — a third place followed by fourth, second, fifth, tenth, and another fifth — the kind of patchy form that neither confirms departure nor signals imminent improvement.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse performs best in Class 5 races, where it has won one of eight attempts, a win rate of one in eight that is fractionally better than its overall eleven percent win rate. With trainer Lemos De Souza at Newmarket, U S S Charleston sits in a yard that has sent out nineteen winners this season, a solid operation with enough experience to get the most from its charges. The real question now is whether this young horse is capable of climbing higher or whether those two wins represent a temporary flash rather than the beginning of a career trajectory. Having raced just forty-eight hours ago suggests the trainer is keeping the horse active and looking for opportunities, a sign of faith that the right race may yet be waiting.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
3rd
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
7 Aug
4th
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
30 Jul
2nd
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
24 Jul
5th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
10 Jul
10th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
5 Jun
5th
Epsom Downs
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
13 May
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
3 Apr
9th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
13 Mar
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 16 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
13 Mar |
33.3% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
13 May |
100% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 third |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |