Uncle Albert
Uncle Albert is a five-year-old still chasing that second victory, which tells you everything about his story so far. His single win came at Cork on 30 March 2024, and in the 31 months since that day he has finished in the top 3 on four occasions but has not broken through again. From 26 career races, he has won just one and managed four other top-3 finishes — a win rate of roughly 1 in 25 races. That kind of record means he is a horse living on the edges of racing, competitive enough to stay in work but frustratingly difficult to get over the line.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 makes Uncle Albert interesting is not what he has done but how he continues to try. He is currently active and raced as recently as yesterday, which means Adrian Wintle's yard at Westbury-On-Severn still believes there is a race in him. Wintle's team has sent out 30 winners this season, so this is not a trainer short on firepower. Uncle Albert seems to run best over 7 furlongs to a mile — he has won 1 of his 13 races at that distance, an 8% win rate at the trip. His recent form reads 9-–-–-8-9-7, a sequence that shows mild promise in his last outing but nothing resembling a breakthrough. Declan McDonogh has partnered him seven times and won once with him, a 14% rate, suggesting they have at least found each other's rhythm once before. For a horse carrying this kind of record, that one Cork win 31 months ago is the entire foundation of his story — and he is still trying to build on it.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 8 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
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
9th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
21 Sep
DNF
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
12 Aug
DNF
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
23 Jun
8th
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
6 Jun
9th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
22 Apr
7th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
11 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
30 Mar
8th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 15 runners
26 Jul
13th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
27 Jun
12th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 16 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
8 |
1 third, 7 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Mar |
50% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |