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Eternal Sunshine

There is a horse in Jim Goldie's Uplawmoor yard that has quietly built one of the more intriguing records in the north of England. Eternal Sunshine is a six-year-old with 8 wins and 18 places from 33 races — that means she has finished in the top three in more than three quarters of her career starts, and has won roughly 1 in every 4 races she has entered. For context, that is an unusually tidy return for a horse competing at this level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Orientor
Mother
Eternal Instinct
Trainer
Owner
James Callow & J S Goldie
Rating
87

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
33
Career races
8
Wins
24.2%
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 most striking thing on her record is Thirsk. She has raced there three times and won all three. A perfect three from three at any track is rare enough to be genuinely remarkable — racecourses suit different horses for all sorts of reasons, whether it is the shape of the track, the way the ground rides, or the distance. Eternal Sunshine simply loves Thirsk, and that fact alone is worth knowing if her name ever comes up on a racecard there.

Her best moment came at Doncaster on 13 September 2025, when she won a Class 2 race — one of the top tier events in British racing. Jockey Lauren Young said she was "full of confidence" that day, carrying minimal weight and quickening away from the field with ease. That kind of performance, at that level, matters. It confirmed she is more than just a horse that accumulates small wins at quiet venues.

Jim Goldie has been patient with her from the start. The trainer described her as a homebred they deliberately allowed to mature before asking big questions of her, and that measured approach has clearly paid off. Goldie's yard has sent out 88 winners this season alone, which tells you this is a stable that knows how to get horses ready and running at their best. Her most regular jockey, Paul Mulrennan, has won 5 of their 16 races together — that is winning roughly 1 in every 3 rides, which is a strong partnership by any measure.

She has not won in her last six races, and her recent form figures of 13-13-10-10-3-3 suggest she has been finding it harder to land a blow lately. But she raced just one day ago and remains active, and a horse who can win a Class 2 at Doncaster and go three from three at Thirsk is not one to write off. Sometimes a horse just needs the right conditions and the right track — and Eternal Sunshine has already shown she knows exactly what to do when those things come together.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at Ayr: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
Course specialist at Thirsk: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Yet to win at York in 5 attempts
Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 1 wins from 13 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Good to firm (drying out)
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Ok
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
14 May
13th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
15 Apr
13th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
4 Apr
10th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
11 Oct
10th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
10 Oct
3rd
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
29 Sep
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
19 Sep
3rd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 25 runners
13 Sep
🏆 Won
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
6 Sep
🏆 Won
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
29 Aug
🏆 Won
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
31.2%
Win rate
5/16
Won / Rode
Lauren Young Current Jockey
30%
Win rate
3/10
Won / Rode
Amie Waugh
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Shay Farmer
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
Musselburgh
Sharp
10 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 7 other 4 Apr 10%
Ayr
Galloping
8 3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 1 other 19 Sep 37.5%
York
Galloping
5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 14 May 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
3 3 wins 6 Sep 100%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 29 Sep 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 win 13 Sep 100%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Jul 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 31 Oct 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Apr 0%