Court Drive
Court Drive is a five-year-old horse who has learned to win when it matters, even if the wins don't come often. She has claimed five victories from 35 races—roughly one win in every seven starts—but the story of how she arrived at
Gay Kelleway's yard in Suffolk tells you something about training skill and a good eye for potential. Kelleway spotted her walking around a paddock before her debut, liked what she saw despite a slight physical quirk that might have put others off, and bought her on impulse. That first run, at Wolverhampton in early April 2024, was a shock: Court Drive came home at 50 to 1, rewarding that instinctive gamble on her very first outing. She has belonged to Premier Racing ever since, the same stable partnership that owns three other horses in Kelleway's yard, and all three have won races.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Premier Thoroughbred Racing Ltd
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
37.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Since that stunning debut, Court Drive has shown herself to be a specialist at Great Yarmouth. At that track alone, she has won two of her four races—a success rate of 50 percent—and just this week she notched her second Great Yarmouth victory on August 30th. Her broader form has been uneven. In Class 5 races, where she typically competes, she wins about one in every nine times out. Her last six races tell the usual story of a mid-range horse: wins and places mixed in with some poor efforts. She was out two days ago and won, then ran sixth, then fourth, then third, then won again, then sixth. It is the pattern of a horse who can compete but is not reliable, which makes Great Yarmouth her refuge—the place where she runs her race.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 1 wins from 18 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)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
6 Aug
6th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
13 Jul
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
20 Jun
3rd
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
10 Jun
🏆 Won
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
5 May
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
2 Mar
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard
7 Feb
5th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
19 Jan
4th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
26 Dec
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
10 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 6 other |
5 May |
10% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
4 |
2 wins, 2 other |
30 Aug |
50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
19 Jan |
25% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
17 Aug |
100% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |