Captain Fox
Captain Fox is a three-year-old still waiting for his first win after eight races on the track. With two placings to his name and no victories, he has found the step up to proper racing tougher than many hope for at this stage. His most recent outing, just a day ago, saw him finish seventh—part of a run where he has failed to trouble the judge in his last six attempts. The gelding tends to finish in the middle of the field rather than out the back, suggesting he has enough ability to stay competitive, but something is holding him short of that breakthrough moment.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Finley Marsh has been his regular pilot, partnering him five times without a win, while trainer Richard Hughes—who runs a successful yard at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire and has already sent out sixty winners this season—has tried Captain Fox in Class 4 races, the kind where decent three-year-olds should be capable of winning. Yet across three attempts at that level, the horse has drawn a blank. There is plenty of racing still to come for a horse of this age, but the clock is ticking. Many find their feet quickly; others take a little longer to click. For Captain Fox, that winning race remains ahead of him.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
7th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
5 Aug
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 8 runners
9 Jul
5th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
7 Apr
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
28 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
25 Jun
5th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Sep |
0% |