Asteverdi
Asteverdi is a hard-knocker who has won exactly three times in 21 races — a modest but genuine return for a five-year-old now in the thick of competition at Class 4 level, where it wins roughly 1 in 5 outings. The horse has placed in a further 10 races, which tells you something important: it is consistently thereabouts without quite finding the winning formula often enough. What makes Asteverdi worth watching, though, is a clear preference for softer ground. On courses where conditions are slightly muddy, the horse has won 2 of 5 races (40%), a rate that stands out sharply against its overall 14% record. That is the kind of pattern a trainer learns to exploit.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Champion Of The Thames Racing
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
47.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
James Owen's Newmarket yard has proven it knows how to send out winners this season — 205 of them — and Asteverdi remains active, most recently racing just a day ago. The most telling detail is how long it has been since the last victory: over a year and eight months, at Nottingham on 30 October 2024. Since then, six consecutive races without a win, though there have been three places among them. Kieran O'Neill, who has ridden Asteverdi five times, has not yet found the winning line aboard, a stat that suggests the partnership either needs more time to click or that the horse simply performs better with other riders. None of this makes Asteverdi a world-beater, but the soft-ground edge and the proven Class 4 wins suggest there will be races left to win — provided the weather cooperates and the timing comes good.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
8th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
5 Jun
3rd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
9 May
7th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
12 Apr
3rd
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
8 Oct
14th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
20 Sep
5th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 9 runners
6 Sep
4th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
26 Jul
5th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
6 Jul
3rd
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
30 Oct
🏆 Won
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
9 May |
33.3% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 |
2 thirds, 1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
12 Apr |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Jun |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
9 Apr |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |