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Atmosphere

There is a horse on the British racing circuit right now that has quietly made one track its personal property. Atmosphere, a 4-year-old trained by Richard Spencer out of his Newmarket yard, has turned Kempton Park into something of a home away from home — winning 2 of its 8 races there, which might not sound dramatic until you consider how hard it is to keep returning to the same venue and performing consistently. Kempton is a tight, all-weather oval where horses that truly know the track have a real edge, and Atmosphere has clearly figured it out.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Advertise
Mother
Mother Love
Owner
Phil Cunningham
Rating
73

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
14
Career races
3
Wins
21.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
64.3%
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 overall record reads 3 wins and 9 places from 14 races — that's a win rate of around 1 in every 5 outings, or 21%, which is a solid return at this level. Spencer's yard has been in fine form this season with 27 winners sent out, and Atmosphere has been doing its part. The horse's sweet spot is at distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 2 of just 3 races — a remarkable 67% win rate, essentially two from every three attempts. When conditions and distance align, this horse delivers.

Recent form tells a story of genuine consistency. Reading the last six results from most recent back — 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 8 — you can see a horse that was well beaten on one occasion, then quietly reeled off a win, followed by a run of placed efforts. That kind of form, hovering just off the lead with regular top-three finishes, is the hallmark of a horse that competes hard and rarely runs a bad race. The last win came at Kempton Park on 8 October 2025, and with a race just yesterday, Atmosphere is very much in active training and in the middle of its season.

Most of Atmosphere's races have come at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — where it has won 2 of 8, roughly 1 in 4. That's a perfectly respectable return at a competitive level, and it suggests a horse that is well placed by Spencer's team rather than over-ambitious in terms of grade. At the right track, the right trip, and in the hands of a yard firing on all cylinders, Atmosphere is exactly the sort of horse a knowledgeable friend would quietly tip you towards before heading to Kempton.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 67% win rate

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Ok
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Apr
2nd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
18 Mar
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
18 Feb
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
19 Nov
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
8 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
19 Sep
8th
Ayr
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
29 Aug
3rd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
22 Jul
4th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
15 Jul
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
Jack Callan
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Toby Moore
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
Kempton Park
Galloping
8 2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other 8 Apr 25%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 win 15 Jul 100%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 29 May 0%
Beverley
Undulating
1 1 third 4 Jul 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 third 29 Aug 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%