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Woodhay Whisper

Woodhay Whisper is a horse that has learned to win at just the right track. The 4-year-old has raced 39 times and found the winner's enclosure only three times, a win rate of around 1 in every 13 races, but more than half of those victories have come at Wolverhampton. With 2 wins from 16 races at that track, Woodhay Whisper has figured out something about the place that works in its favour — a course record that stands out sharply against its overall record of 3 wins and 15 places.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Coulsty
Mother
Eglantyne Dream
Trainer
Owner
R E Barr
Rating
58

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
39
Career races
3
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
38.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The last of those Wolverhampton wins came five months ago, on 17 February 2026, but the horse has remained in regular work since then. It raced six times in the past month, returning results of 7th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 4th and 7th, a sequence that shows decent consistency without another victory yet. Most of those runs have come at Class 6 level, where Woodhay Whisper has won 2 of 22 races, a similar win rate to its overall career. Hector Crouch has been the regular partner, with 11 races together yielding one win — marginally better than a coinflip at the right ground conditions and the right moment.

Ron Barr's yard has been quiet this season with just one winner sent out, and Woodhay Whisper carries that burden lightly. The horse's first win came at Chelmsford on 24 April 2025, over a year ago, suggesting that victory has never come easily. At four years old, Woodhay Whisper is neither young nor approaching retirement, but rather at that point where a horse must either climb or settle into the long middle distance of its career as a solid, workmanlike campaigner.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 8 attempts
Yet to win at Southwell in 5 attempts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Unknown
Sprint (< 5F)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
7th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
22 Jun
5th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
5 Jun
7th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
28 Mar
9th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
13 Mar
4th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
3 Mar
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard
23 Feb
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
17 Feb
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · 6 runners
6 Feb
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
24 Jan
8th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
9.1%
Win rate
1/11
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Jack Nicholls
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
16 2 wins, 4 seconds, 1 third, 9 other 3 Mar 12.5%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
8 1 second, 3 thirds, 4 other 24 Jan 0%
Southwell
Galloping
5 1 third, 4 other 28 Mar 0%
Windsor
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 1 Jul 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 2 other 22 Jul 0%
chelmsford 1 1 win 24 Apr 100%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Brighton
Undulating
1 1 other 30 May 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 third 6 Oct 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Jun 0%