The highlights on the CV are genuinely varied. Victories at York and Ascot — two of the most prestigious tracks in the country — sit alongside two wins at Catterick Bridge in consecutive Octobers, 2023 and 2024, which speaks to something more specific. From just 5 races at Catterick, Vintage Clarets has won twice. That is a 40% win rate at one track, which for a horse winning roughly 14% of its races overall is striking. Clearly something about the place suits — whether the layout, the distance, or simply the type of field it tends to draw there.
The most recent win came at Ascot on 9 August 2025, and it was another Class 2 success. That is the kind of performance that keeps a horse in the conversation at the top end of its grade. Since then, though, six races have come and gone without a win, and the recent form — a pair of eleventh-place finishes either side of a spell off — suggests Vintage Clarets has been finding things tough of late. That is not unusual for a horse competing consistently against good rivals; you do not win every time, and at this level you can run a perfectly decent race and still finish well down the field.
Jockey Oisin Orr has partnered the horse 17 times — more than anyone else — and they have won together twice, a win rate of around 1 in 9. The Fahey yard has sent out 9 winners already this season, so there is form in the stable. At seven years old, Vintage Clarets is not a young horse finding its feet — it is an experienced campaigner that knows exactly what it is doing, and on its best days, it can still beat very good horses at very good tracks.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Galloping |
11 | 1 win, 1 second, 9 other | 23 May | 9.1% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
6 | 1 third, 5 other | 25 Oct | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
5 | 2 wins, 1 second, 2 other | 18 Oct | 40% |
| Chester Tight |
5 | 2 wins, 1 third, 2 other | 7 May | 40% |
| Ascot Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 9 Aug | 20% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 4 Apr | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 26 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 21 Mar | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 27 Jun | 50% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 1 Sep | 100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Nov | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Apr | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jun | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 2 Apr | 0% |