✓ Trainer wins at this course✓ Trainer overall starts✓ Field size
Wearing tongue strapWon 2 of last 5Has won on this ground
Why this score
+A 24% win rate at this course for D. Skelton. Trainers who know a course often send out their horses well suited to it.
+D. Skelton has won 18.7% of their races in their career. Trainers at this level know how to get horses ready.
−With an average finish of 4 lately, recent results are poor. This horse needs to improve.
TrackLab Insight
Top-rated by a clear margin and the market favourite at 1/4, this horse has won roughly one in four races and brings recent success from Newton Abbot just 57 days ago. The main concern is the short odds leaving little room for error, though the record on normal ground (1 win from 5 starts) and recent second at Market Rasen suggest fitness is there. Strong jockey-trainer combo with 95 wins together suggests professional handling.
Top rated by 15lbsBest record on this ground (1 from 5)Best career win rate in field (1 in 4)Market favourite (1/4)
+An 8-runner race works well for this horse. The number of runners changes the pace and how much room a horse has.
+B. Hughes wins 19.8% of their races at this course. Knowing the track is an advantage for any jockey.
−20 days since the last run. That is a usual break, so there is nothing to read into it.
TrackLab Insight
Rated second-highest in the field at 99 and flagged as underrated, this horse has two top-3 finishes from nine races with the most recent — a narrow second at Wetherby just 20 days ago — showing genuine sharpness. Still without a win, but the pattern of improvement (recent form reads 2-3-5-6-7-8) and Brian Ellison's hot yard form suggest real momentum.
+A low win rate on this ground from 4 previous runs. The ground could work against the horse today.
+This is an 8-runner race, and the size suits this horse. Some horses prefer a small field with less traffic. Others do well in a crowd.
−M. Walford has a 6.2% win rate at this course. It is not their strongest track. Some stables do better at some tracks than others.
TrackLab Insight
Eight races, one top-3 finish, and zero wins leaves little to get excited about, especially with form over the last six races showing only a single fifth-place among the results. Most recent outing was an eighth at Nottingham just 20 days ago, and the pattern of inconsistency (eighth-five-six-six-seventh-fourth) suggests she's still finding her level. At 40/1, she's grouped with others searching for a breakthrough.
+An 8-runner race works well for this horse. The number of runners changes the pace and how much room a horse has.
+Has been off the track for 126 days. That is a long break. Some horses come back fresh. Others need a run to get fit again.
−A 0% career win rate for B. Murtagh. That is below the top trainers.
TrackLab Insight
Hugely unexposed with just two races under its belt and nothing to show from either — finishing sixth and eighth with zero wins. The 126-day absence is the longest in the field, raising real questions about readiness, and this horse has never raced on normal ground before, making today a genuine unknown quantity. Long odds of 125/1 reflect the market's scepticism.
Never raced on normal groundLightly raced (2 career races)Absent 126 days (longest in field)
+This type of ground has not suited the horse: 3 runs without much success. Some horses prefer different ground.
+This is an 8-runner race, and the size suits this horse. Some horses prefer a small field with less traffic. Others do well in a crowd.
−A 3.8% career win rate for A. Crook. That is below the top trainers.
TrackLab Insight
Has won twice from 16 races — both victories in Class 6 company where he strikes in roughly half his races — but recent form is dire: three consecutive sixths and eighths across the last two months. The editorial verdict top-3 finishes him a clear step behind on ratings, and today's normal ground is less ideal than his preferred faster surfaces. At 150/1, the odds reflect a horse struggling to find the form that brought earlier wins.
One of the more successful in the field (2 career wins)
+Has only raced on this type of ground once or twice, so it is hard to say if it suits the horse.
+8 runners today is a good number for this horse. The number of runners affects how a race is run.
−A 3.7% career win rate for M. Sowersby. That is below the top trainers.
TrackLab Insight
Nine races without a win or a top-3 finish tells a stark story: this horse simply hasn't broken through, even when given easier opportunities. The most recent fourth-place at Market Rasen just 9 days ago came beaten 38 lengths, which suggests he's not improving and is being campaigned more through hope than form. At 66/1, he's a clear outsider.
Wearing tongue strapBack after 99 days offWon 0 of last 5
Why this score
+Very little experience on today's ground. With so few runs, we cannot say if it suits the horse.
+This is an 8-runner race, and the size suits this horse. Some horses prefer a small field with less traffic. Others do well in a crowd.
−J. Bedi wins 4.1% of their races overall. That is below the top trainers.
TrackLab Insight
Eight races without a win and a recent pulled-up at Fontwell 31 days ago is a red flag that cannot be ignored. The two top-3 finishes are now several races in the past, and the recent form bounces between fifth, sixth, and tenth place with no upward trajectory visible. At 40/1, the odds suit a horse with plenty to prove.
+Very little experience on today's ground. With so few runs, we cannot say if it suits the horse.
+8 runners today is a good number for this horse. The number of runners affects how a race is run.
−B. Murphy wins 2.4% of their races overall. That is below the top trainers.
TrackLab Insight
Only two races under its belt and both ended in pulled-up finishes, which is a serious concern for a 3-year-old still learning the game. Nothing achieved so far, nothing learned except how to stop, and the 38-day absence before the most recent attempt suggests the yard is struggling to get consistent runs into this horse. Long odds of 125/1 reflect one of the least proven runners in the field.
Lightly raced (2 career races)
What the colours mean
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We think this horse has a better chance than the bookmakers' odds suggest.
Our top pick
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TrackLab Score
Our model's estimate of a horse's chance of winning, as a number out of 100. The scores in a race add up to 100.
Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
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Group, Grade and Listed
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Handicap
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Maiden
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Novice
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Chase, hurdle and bumper
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Distance (m and f)
m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
Each way
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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