in touch with leaders, shaken up 3f out, going easily when jinked left over 2f out, ridden and disputing lead when hung left and bumped rival over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just did enough
Last odds: 11/4Dropping to an easier raceWon 0 of last 5a head
awkward start, soon recovered and disputed lead, shaken up from over 2f out, soon ridden, bumped by winner over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just denied
led narrowly or disputed lead, led overall after 2f, pushed along on inner 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held final 110yds
Last odds: 8/1First run (debut)Trainer in form5.2 lengths
held up in midfield, outpaced and pushed along over 3f out, unbalanced over 2f out, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
Last odds: 11/2Jockey in form (11 wins in 14 days)Won 0 of last 56 lengths
slowly away, towards rear on outer, still plenty to do 4f out, shaken up and raced wide home turn, pushed along up the centre from 3f out, ridden and kept on from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Last odds: 8/1Won 1 of last 5Raced here before7.8 lengths
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outer, going okay when shaken up 3f out, pushed along and unbalanced over 2f out, weakening when hung left over 1f out, soon beaten (jockey said colt ran too freely; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)
slowly away, pushed along soon after start, always towards rear
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Our top pick
The horse with the highest TrackLab Score in the race.
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.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
The top races. Group 1 on the Flat and Grade 1 over jumps are the highest level, then 2 and 3. Listed races sit just below.
Handicap
The handicapper gives better horses more weight to carry, so in theory they'd all finish together.
Maiden
A race for horses that haven't won yet.
Novice
A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
Chase, hurdle and bumper
Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
Distance (m and f)
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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