West Acre
West Acre is a four-year-old with the kind of record that suggests genuine ability held back by inconsistency. With four wins from 16 races, the horse is winning roughly one in every four outings — respectable form on paper, but the detail tells a different story. Those wins came bunched early in the career, with the most recent victory at Meydan back in March 2025. Since then, nothing. Six races without a win, though there have been places along the way, suggests a horse that can still run well enough to finish in the money but has lost whatever edge it once had.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Sat 5 Sep
Haydock
About 6 furlongs · Soft, spongy ground · 29 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership with jockey Callum Shepherd offers a hint at what West Acre is capable of. Shepherd has ridden the horse nine times and won three of those races — a 33 percent win rate, nearly double the horse's overall record. When the right jockey and horse click, it can make a real difference, and those wins with Shepherd suggest the horse performs best under this particular rider. George Scott's Newmarket yard has been in good form this season with 52 winners to their name, but West Acre has not been among the recent success stories.
There is something worth noting about Meydan, too. The horse has won two of its six races there, making it the strongest course on the record. Those back-to-back wins in that part of the world suggest West Acre has genuine preference for certain tracks, which is common enough in racing — some horses simply run better on particular surfaces or at particular venues. The gap since the last victory, though, is now eighteen months long. For a four-year-old, that is a significant dry spell.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
15th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
1 Aug
19th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
30 Jan
3rd
meydan
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
23 Jan
DNF
meydan
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
21 Nov
4th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
24 Oct
2nd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Jul
8th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
17 Jun
13th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 23 runners
5 Apr
8th
meydan
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
1 Mar
🏆 Won
meydan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| meydan |
6 |
2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
30 Jan |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
21 Nov |
50% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
3 Sep |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
24 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |