Buddah Castle
Buddah Castle is a six-year-old that has finally found the winner's enclosure after considerable time searching for it. The horse raced six times before breaking through to win at Sedgefield on 5 December 2025, and that single victory remains the highlight of a career that has produced just one win and one place finish from six races overall—a win rate of roughly one in every six attempts. For a horse of this age, that gap between debut and first success speaks to a patient campaign, though the eight months since that Sedgefield win suggests the horse has been unable to build on the breakthrough.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Mr T Alderson & Ales And Dales Syndica
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form is mixed. Buddah Castle has run four times in the last month or so without troubling the placings, though there was a fourth-place finish before that dry spell, indicating the horse still has competitive ability to find. Trained by Patrick Neville at Coverham in North Yorkshire, the yard has been in decent form this season with 28 winners, though Buddah Castle has not contributed to that tally since early December. The horse is active and racing regularly, which is encouraging, but a return to the form that earned victory at Sedgefield would be needed to suggest brighter days ahead.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Jul
DNF
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
18 Jul
DNF
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
21 Jun
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
19 Mar
DNF
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
27 Jan
4th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
5 Dec
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 4 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 |
|---|
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
19 Mar |
50% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |