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War In Heaven

4-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 8 wins from 20 runs who runs best on standard all-weather surface over 5f – 6½f.
Quick facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Exceed And Excel
Mother
Burma Sun
Owner
Matthew Taylor
Official rating
95

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
20
Career races
8
Wins
40%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1146 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 8 wins from 12 starts (67%)
✔ Course specialist at Wolverhampton: 4 wins from 5 starts (80%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 67% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 83% win rate
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 40% of races
✔ Effective partnership with Alistair Rawlinson: 46% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 920-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Sep
3rd
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
9 Jul
🏆 Won
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
22 Jun
🏆 Won
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
29 May
6th
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
7 Apr
8th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
11 Mar
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
13 Feb
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
27 Jan
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
19 Jan
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
9 Jan
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Alistair Rawlinson Current jockey
46.2%
Win rate
6/13
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
2/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
5 4 wins, 1 other 11 Mar 80%
chelmsford 4 2 wins, 1 third, 1 other 21 Sep 50%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
3 2 wins, 1 other 7 Apr 66.7%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Dec 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Jun 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Mar 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 second 6 May 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Sep 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 other 21 May 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Dec 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 29 May 0%