Wise Crack
The horse has shown just enough promise to suggest there is ability there, but a career record of 1 win from 14 races (winning roughly 1 in every 14 starts) tells you this is a tricky customer who does not make life easy for the yard.
Ruth Carr's yard at Stillington has had a strong season with 56 winners, and that experience counts for something.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Ruth Carr Racing Club
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real pattern in Wise Crack's form emerges when you look at distance. Over 7 furlongs to a mile, the horse has won 1 of 6 races — a 17% win rate that stands out sharply against the overall record. That winning run at Catterick Bridge came at just this distance, and recent form shows the horse is still racing regularly and still competitive, with three placings in the last six outings. The trouble is the inconsistency: three fourth-place finishes mixed in with those placings suggests Wise Crack can fall away just as easily as it can fight for a place. For a 3-year-old, there is time yet, but the window for finding the right race and the right trip is beginning to narrow. Right now, Wise Crack looks like a horse that will need to land on the right conditions and the right company to win again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
3rd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
29 Sep
3rd
Ayr
7f – 1m · Heavy · 11 runners
17 Sep
5th
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
31 Aug
4th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Aug
4th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
22 Jul
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
25 Jun
8th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
5 Jun
6th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
16 May
5th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
16 Apr
10th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · 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 |
|---|
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
22 Jul |
100% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
4 Sep |
0% |