Woohoo
Woohoo has become a different horse when the ground is firm and fast and when Lauren Young is in the saddle. The five-year-old wins roughly 1 in every 6 races overall, which is respectable without being spectacular—5 wins from 30 starts. But dig deeper and a pattern emerges. With Young riding, Woohoo has won 3 of 6 races together, a 50% win rate that stands out sharply against the horse's ordinary overall record. It suggests that the partnership between horse and jockey matters enormously here. Similarly, on fast, dry ground, Woohoo wins 1 in every 4 races compared to barely at all when conditions turn soft or muddy. The horse clearly prefers firm footing, and when both conditions align—a dry day with Young up—Woohoo becomes genuinely dangerous.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Whit Walk Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
46.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Musselburgh is Woohoo's fortress. The course sits just six miles east of Edinburgh, and here the five-year-old has won 2 of its 5 races. That is a course record worth respecting. It was at Musselburgh four months ago, on 29 April, that Woohoo last tasted victory, suggesting form may be dipping slightly—the last six races have all been placed but not won. Yet Jim Goldie's Uplawmoor yard, based in Lanarkshire, is sending out winners regularly this season (88 so far), so the infrastructure around the horse is solid.
The real sweet spot for Woohoo appears to be Class 6 racing—the lower tiers of competition. At that level, the five-year-old has won 3 of 5 races, a 60% win rate that illustrates how much ground level matters. Step the horse up in class and the win rate tumbles. Woohoo raced just yesterday, so it is actively campaigning and clearly still fit. A return to Musselburgh on a firm day with Young aboard would offer the best chance of another win. That is not complicated form analysis—it is simply following what the record shows.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%)
✔ Effective partnership with Lauren Young: 50% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
2nd
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 21 runners
7 Aug
2nd
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
28 Jul
2nd
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 21 runners
17 Jul
2nd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
13 Jul
2nd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
5 Jul
2nd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
25 Jun
7th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
5 Jun
2nd
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
31 May
9th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
17 May
4th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Lauren Young Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
| Ayr Galloping |
6 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 other |
13 Jul |
33.3% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
5 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 other |
7 Aug |
40% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other |
17 Jul |
20% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
6 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |