Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak broke through at Newbury on 17 July, finally getting a win on the board after ten previous attempts—a single success from 11 races that took five weeks to follow up. The 3-year-old, trained by John and Thady Gosden at their powerful Newmarket yard, has shown enough promise in the right circumstances to suggest there may be more to come, though the margins are narrow. Recent form reads 6-2-1-5-4-2, and with a race just yesterday, the horse is clearly being given consistent opportunities by his the yard.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Cayton Park Stud Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
45.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Where Devil's Peak shows genuine potential is in his trip. Over distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, he has won 1 of 3 races—a 33% win rate that stands out sharply against his overall 9% record. That is the kind of pattern trainers hunt for: a narrow sweet spot where a horse suddenly looks capable. However, he has yet to break through at the highest standard, recording zero wins from three attempts at Class 4 level, the tier just below top-flight racing. His two places in that company suggest he can run respectably without winning. For a yard sending out 140 winners this season, Devil's Peak is very much a work in progress—useful enough to keep racing, but not yet the kind of horse making headlines. Whether he can consolidate that Newbury win and prove the distance-based success is repeatable will define his season.
⚡ 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 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 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)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
6th
York
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
31 Jul
2nd
Goodwood
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
17 Jul
🏆 Won
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
12 Jun
5th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
9 May
4th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
1 Apr
2nd
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 5 runners
1 Nov
4th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
13 Oct
3rd
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
21 Sep
4th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
4 Sep
2nd
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good · 10 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
1 Nov |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
17 Jul |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Apr |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
31 Jul |
0% |