Venturing
Venturing remains a work in progress at three years old, having yet to break through in seven attempts on the track. The
Tony Carroll–trained horse has shown some promise in recent outings, consistently finishing in the frame with a pair of fourth-place efforts in its last six races, but has not managed to convert that into a win. The most recent outing came just a day ago, when Venturing finished eighth—a step backward from the form shown beforehand. The horse's typical finishing positions across those last six races read 4-7-8-4-4-9, suggesting it has the ability to get competitive but struggles to find the extra gear needed to get over the line.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Malvern Hills Racing Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Carroll's Cropthorne yard is a high-volume operation, having saddled 136 winners already this season, so Venturing is one among many in a stable clearly geared toward consistent results. That said, a horse that has never tasted victory at this stage needs to find something—whether that is a drop in class, a different distance, or simply more time to develop. The recent pattern of mixed results suggests Venturing has not yet found its comfort zone, and whether that changes in the coming weeks will determine whether this three-year-old becomes a useful addition to the Carroll string or remains stuck as a horse that threatens to win but never quite gets there.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Sep
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
18 Aug
7th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
4 Aug
8th
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
2 Jul
4th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
13 Feb
4th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
18 Oct
9th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
22 Sep
7th
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 9 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 |
|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |