Captain Bentley
Captain Bentley remains stubbornly searching for a second career victory after finally breaking through in the lowest tier of racing back in July 2025. The seven-year-old has now gone 13 months without another win, a drought that stretches across 19 races since that sole success at Chepstow. With just one win from 25 career outings—a 4 percent win rate—this horse has proven to be a frustratingly inconsistent proposition, though the occasional placed finish suggests he has shown enough ability to stay competitive at Class 6 level, the lowest rung on the British racing ladder, where he has won 1 of his 18 starts there.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Captain Bentley's record all the more difficult is the relentless consistency of those placings without quite getting over the line. Of his last six races, he has been in the frame in four of them—finishes of 6th, 10th, 13th, 10th, 6th, and 8th—yet not a single victory. His most recent outing just yesterday saw him finish 8th, continuing the pattern of near-misses that has defined his recent campaign. The partnership with his regular jockey Charlie Bennett has proved equally barren; across their seven races together, Bennett has yet to guide the horse home in front. At seven years old, with just that one win to his name and 19 races since, Captain Bentley remains a horse that turns up to race reliably but struggles to find the winning formula his the yard clearly hope he will rediscover.
⚡ 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 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
8th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
27 Jun
6th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
3 Nov
11th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
15 Oct
13th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
1 Oct
10th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Soft · 13 runners
19 Aug
6th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
15 Jul
8th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
2 Jul
🏆 Won
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
7 Jun
8th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
10 Jan
8th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Chepstow Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 1 third, 4 other |
27 Jun |
16.7% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
3 Nov |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jan |
0% |