Valsharah
Valsharah is a 4-year-old that has found the winning post elusive across 29 races, collecting eight places without ever breaking through for a victory. Trained by
Michael Appleby at Oakham in Rutland, the horse has been a regular runner in lower-level Class 5 races, where it has started nine times without winning.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
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📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Jason Watson has been the main rider, steering the horse in 11 races without a win between them. The Appleby yard itself has been in fine form this season with 71 winners, so the issue is clearly with Valsharah itself rather than any shortage of skill or resources. The horse raced just a day ago, so it remains active and will have another chance soon, but at this stage in its career — with nearly 30 races under its belt and nothing won — it looks like a horse that will be finding it very difficult to ever taste success.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Kempton Park in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
6th
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
29 Jul
4th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
7 Jul
2nd
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
30 Jun
2nd
Brighton
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
16 Jun
4th
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
29 May
4th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
16 May
11th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
23 Apr
6th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
4 Apr
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
25 Mar
2nd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
5 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other |
25 Mar |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |