Betty Bassett
Betty Bassett has tasted victory just once in fifteen attempts, a win that came at Wetherby back in June 2025 and now feels like ancient history. The four-year-old, trained by
Christopher Kellett at Lathom in Lancashire, has managed two places alongside that solitary success—a win rate of roughly 1 win in every 15 races that puts her firmly in the category of horses who know what the winner's enclosure looks like but don't visit it often. Over her last six races, she has picked up one place but no wins, suggesting her recent form has drifted downward even by her modest standards.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Andy Bell Fergus Lyons
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
13.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's notable is that Betty performs noticeably better over the middle distances, specifically between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs. At those trip lengths she has won 1 from 9 races—a 11 percent win rate that is nearly double her overall record and hints at a horse that finds her rhythm over a certain stretch of ground. When stepped up into Class 5 company, however, the picture darkens considerably: she has yet to win from 7 attempts at that level, suggesting she may be more suited to races slightly below that standard. Kellett's yard has been steady this season with seven winners, but Betty has not added to that tally since her breakthrough win fourteen months ago. The fact that she raced just a day ago indicates she remains in work and her the yard are still searching for the right race and conditions to unlock another victory.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Jul
9th
Ayr
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
15 Jun
12th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
12 May
13th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
26 Nov
6th
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
7 Nov
4th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
27 Oct
2nd
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
2 Oct
7th
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
22 Aug
5th
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
23 Jul
5th
Leicester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
4 Jul
5th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Haydock Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
2 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
7 Nov |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Jun |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |