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Yorkstone

Yorkstone is a six-year-old who has quietly carved out a career at the workmanlike end of racing — Class 6 is the lowest rung on the ladder, the level where horses are competing for modest prize money in everyday races — and has made it work often enough to keep the yard interested. Across 30 races, four wins and nine places tells you this is a horse that shows up, competes honestly, and occasionally gets its nose in front. That works out at roughly 1 win in every 7 or 8 races, which sounds modest until you consider how tough it is to win at any level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Mayson
Mother
La Gessa
Owner
Mark Hickling Racing
Rating
50

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
30
Career races
4
Wins
13.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30%
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 career began with a first win at Doncaster in August 2023, and the most recent came just last week at Newcastle on 19 March 2026 — so Yorkstone is very much in the thick of things right now. Recent form of 7-1-2-4-6-9 reads well: a win, a second place, and a fourth in the last four outings suggests a horse in decent nick, building momentum rather than fading away. That form sequence is the kind that makes you pay attention.

A significant part of the Yorkstone story is the partnership with jockey Joanna Mason. She has ridden the horse 14 times — nearly half its career races — and they have won together 3 times. That is a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 rides, which comfortably beats Yorkstone's overall average and tells you something real: this horse runs noticeably better with Mason in the saddle. In racing, that kind of consistent partnership matters. When a jockey knows a horse and a horse knows a jockey, you often see it in the results.

Behind the scenes, Yorkstone is trained by Michael and David Easterby at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out 52 winners this season alone. That is a busy, productive operation, and a horse like Yorkstone — reliable, competitive, a recent winner — fits exactly the kind of steady, well-managed string a yard like that runs. There is nothing flashy about Yorkstone's career, but a horse that is still winning races and still racing actively at six, trained by people who clearly know what they are doing, is not a horse to dismiss lightly.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good (firm-ish)
Standard to slow
Good to firm
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
Long Distance (2M+)
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Class 5
Ok
Class 6
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, tight turning

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Mar
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
19 Mar
🏆 Won
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
4 Mar
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
4 Feb
4th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
17 Jan
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
10 Jan
9th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
20 Mar
4th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 6 runners
1 Mar
5th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
21 Feb
6th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
4 Feb
7th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
21.4%
Win rate
3/14
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
Lewis Chalkley(7)
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

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
9 1 win, 8 other 19 Mar 11.1%
Southwell
Galloping
7 1 win, 2 seconds, 4 other 4 Mar 14.3%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 5 Aug 50%
Ayr
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 22 Sep 50%
Nottingham
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Redcar
Galloping
2 2 other 1 Nov 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 third 21 May 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
1 1 other 12 Apr 0%
Beverley
Undulating
1 1 other 10 Jun 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 13 Jul 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Nov 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Mar 0%