Wait For It
Wait For It is a 4-year-old horse with modest winning form but genuine staying power in the saddle. With one win and five places from seventeen races, the horse has a win rate of roughly one in every seventeen starts—respectable enough for a lower-level competitor. What's most encouraging is recent form. Over the last six outings, Wait For It has finished in the placings four times, with a second-place finish and three thirds among those results, suggesting the horse is finding its rhythm.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Foulrice Park Racing Limited
📊 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 through this week at Catterick Bridge, recording its first and only career victory on 30 September. Liam Bailey's yard, based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, has sent out seventeen winners this season, and Wait For It appears to be coming good at just the right moment. The horse performs best at distances between five and six and a half furlongs, winning one of eight races at that trip—a 12% win rate—compared to its overall average. This tells us Wait For It has a clear preference for shorter races, which should guide where it runs next. The horse tends to struggle when stepped up to Class 5 company, with no wins from three attempts at that level, so the trainer will likely keep it in more modest races where it stands a better chance of adding to its tally.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 5 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
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
20 Aug
DNF
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
4 Aug
4th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
15 Jun
3rd
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
1 Jan
11th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
9 Dec
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
18 Nov
8th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
1 Nov
4th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 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 |
5 |
5 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
30 Sep |
33.3% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |