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Dash Of Azure

There's a quiet consistency to Dash Of Azure that makes this four-year-old worth keeping an eye on. Across 11 races, the horse has won twice and finished in the frame six times — that's a podium finish in nearly three quarters of all outings, which tells you this is a horse that keeps trying even when it isn't winning. The win rate sits at roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races (18%), which is solid without being spectacular, but the picture of a reliable competitor rather than a flash-in-the-pan is hard to ignore.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Blue Point
Mother
Miss Dashwood
Owner
Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy
Rating
101

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
54.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The two wins have come at opposite ends of the calendar and at very different venues. The first came at Kempton Park in May 2025, with the most recent following at Thirsk in September — showing an ability to handle different tracks rather than being a one-course wonder. At the level Dash Of Azure typically competes, the horse has won 1 from 5 races (20%), which is slightly above what you'd expect and suggests it is placed in races where it has a genuine chance of winning rather than just making up numbers.

Dash Of Azure races out of Ralph Beckett's yard in Kimpton, Hampshire, and that context matters. Beckett is one of the sharper trainers in the country — his operation has sent out 109 winners already this season alone, which is a serious number and reflects a team that knows when a horse is ready to run and when to hold back. Horses trained at a yard like that tend to be well-managed, which may explain why a 4-year-old with only 11 races already has two wins on the board.

The recent form reads 7-2-1 from the last three runs — that's a finishing seventh, then a runner-up, then a win — which is actually an encouraging upward curve if you read it from oldest to newest. The horse raced just one day ago, so the yard are clearly happy to keep it busy. Whether another win is imminent is anyone's guess, but on recent evidence, Dash Of Azure is in a decent patch of form and coming from a yard that knows exactly what it's doing.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
5F – 6½F
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
9 May
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Oct
2nd
Ascot
7f – 1m · Soft · 16 runners
6 Sep
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
21 Aug
11th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
29 Jul
7th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
20 Jun
5th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
15 May
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
30 Oct
2nd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
18 Sep
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
3 Aug
2nd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Kempton Park
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 15 May 50%
Ascot
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 4 Oct 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 win 6 Sep 100%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 second 3 Aug 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Aug 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 other 29 Jul 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Jun 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 9 May 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 second 18 Sep 0%