Wine Dark Sea
Wine Dark Sea is living through a rare hot streak. The 4-year-old has won 3 of its last 6 races, with the most recent victory coming at Newbury just this week—an August 15 win that caps off a sudden and striking upturn in form. The horse's overall record reads 4 wins and 6 places from 10 races, which translates to a 40% win rate. That is genuinely strong; most racehorses never approach that figure. Yet the clustering of those wins into the last month or so suggests Wine Dark Sea has found something—confidence, perhaps, or a turf and distance it now knows well.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 trajectory is worth noting. Wine Dark Sea's first career win came at Kempton Park on August 13, 2025. Since then, two more victories have followed, punctuated by a sixth-place finish six runs ago but otherwise solid form. When a horse suddenly starts winning after a slow start, it usually means the trainer has worked out what works. Harry Charlton's Beckhampton yard has been prolific this season with 38 winners, and Wine Dark Sea appears to be one of his recent success stories. At Class 5 level—roughly the lower tier of racing—the horse holds a 33% win rate (1 win from 3 races), which is respectable if not dominant, suggesting it may still have room to climb if conditions and opponents align.
This is a horse that shows up fresh, then delivers. Last raced just a day ago, Wine Dark Sea remains active and game, which matters at this stage of what has become an encouraging campaign. For a horse that didn't find the winner's enclosure until last summer, four victories in a calendar year is genuine progress.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 40% of races
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
🏆 Won
Newbury
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
10 Jul
5th
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
24 Jun
🏆 Won
Carlisle
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
9 May
🏆 Won
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
10 Oct
2nd
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners
24 Sep
6th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
13 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
30 Jun
5th
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
5 Apr
7th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
19 Sep
2nd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
24 Sep |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
24 Jun |
100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Aug |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
9 May |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |