Viper
Viper is a 3-year-old with the kind of form that catches the eye: three wins and five top-3 finishes from eight races, which works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3 races. That is genuinely sharp. What makes it sharper still is the timing—the horse has won three of its last six outings, including a victory at Haydock Park just this week, on 16 October. It raced again only yesterday, so the yard are clearly confident in keeping it active and sharp.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
The horse broke its duck at Newcastle on 26 June, and has been building steadily ever since. Recent form tells the story: a win, then another win, then a sixth-place finish, a ninth, a win, and most recently a second-place finish. That pattern—two wins sandwiching a couple of below-par runs, then climbing back to victory and nearly winning again—suggests a horse that has learned how to race and is hitting form at exactly the right moment. Brian Ellison's Norton yard, which has sent out 43 winners already this season, clearly knows what it is doing with this one. Viper looks like a horse running hot right now, and worth watching closely in the weeks ahead.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Heavy · 10 runners
19 Sep
🏆 Won
Ayr
7f – 1m · Heavy · 14 runners
24 Aug
6th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
25 Jul
9th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · 14 runners
26 Jun
🏆 Won
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
22 May
2nd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
1 May
3rd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
29 Mar
7th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
25 Jul |
33.3% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Oct |
100% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
19 Sep |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
22 May |
0% |