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Enter Sandman

Enter Sandman is a three-year-old who has found his feet fast. With 2 wins and 5 places from 11 races — winning roughly 1 in every 5 — he's been competitive far more often than he's been beaten without a trace. Two seconds, two thirds, and two wins means he's barely been out of the frame lately, which is the kind of consistency that makes a yard sit up and take notice.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Mother
Paella
Owner
Phil Cunningham
Rating
66

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
45.5%
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
Auto-Generated

The recent form tells a sharp story. Reading right to left through his last six races, you see a blank, then two thirds, then back-to-back wins. That's a horse who found something in the spring. His first win came at Newcastle on 20 April 2026, and just eight days later he followed up at Lingfield Park — a horse who can win once is useful, but a horse who backs it up straight away is something more interesting. He's raced just yesterday, so he's very much a live, active presence right now.

Conditions seem to matter. Both of his wins have come on normal ground, and his overall record on that surface reads 2 from 7 — nearly 1 in 3, which is a meaningful edge. Trainers and jockeys pay close attention to that sort of pattern, and it's worth keeping an eye on the forecast.

The partnership with jockey George Wood looks like a real factor. In six races together, they've won twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3. That's significantly better than Enter Sandman's overall ratio, which suggests Wood either suits the horse's style or simply knows him well enough by now to get the best out of him. When a jockey and horse click like that, it often shows in the results.

Behind the scenes, Richard Spencer's Newmarket yard has sent out 30 winners this season, which marks them out as a genuinely productive operation — Newmarket is the heartbeat of British racing, and a trainer based there with that kind of season output is clearly in form. Enter Sandman looks like one of their sharper tools right now: a three-year-old on a winning streak, on a surface he likes, with a jockey who knows how to ride him. That's a combination worth watching.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Sprint (< 5F)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight turns
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 May
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
28 Apr
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
26 Mar
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
12 Mar
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 16 runners
7 Feb
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
22 Oct
6th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
16 Sep
6th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
23 Aug
14th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
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
Lingfield Park
Sharp
4 1 win, 3 other 28 Apr 25%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 third 20 Apr 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Aug 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Oct 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Sep 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 second 8 May 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Mar 0%