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Fox Journey

There is a version of Fox Journey that turns up at Newmarket and becomes a completely different horse. In four visits to the famous Suffolk track, this six-year-old has won twice — that is a 50% win rate, one in every two races, which in a sport where winning one in ten is considered solid makes Newmarket look very much like home. The rest of the time, Fox Journey wins roughly 1 in every 12 races across a 24-race career, so the contrast is striking. Something about that course clearly suits — whether the long, sweeping straights, the camber, or simply familiarity — and it is the kind of stat that makes you sit up when Newmarket comes around on the calendar.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Grey
Father
Roaring Lion
Mother
Follow A Star
Owner
Brian Chambers
Rating
79

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
24
Career races
3
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
37.5%
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 broader picture is a horse that has carved out a decent living at a high level without quite cracking it. With three wins and nine placed finishes from 24 races, Fox Journey earns its keep — nine podiums is nothing to dismiss — but it has been winless in its last six outings, and the last victory came at Newmarket in May 2024, now 24 months ago. Competing mainly at Class 2, which means one rung below the very top races in Britain, the horse has gone 0 from 10 at that level. That tells you something honest: Fox Journey is a consistent performer mixing it with very good horses, finishing in the frame regularly, but has not yet found a way to beat them when the class is at its highest.

The ground matters too. On normal conditions Fox Journey has won 3 of 11 races — 27%, better than one in four — and all three career wins have come in those circumstances. That is a useful bit of information, because it means when conditions are right and the track is Newmarket, this horse has form that genuinely turns heads.

Trainer Declan Carroll, based at Malton in North Yorkshire, has had a productive season with 22 winners sent out from his yard. Fox Journey raced just one day ago and is clearly in an active spell, with recent form reading 3-2-6-5-14-3 — a mix of solid efforts and one poor run in the middle, but bookended by a third place at the last attempt. The horse is not out of form, just yet to convert. For anyone watching closely, the question is simple: when does Newmarket come round again?

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
1M6F – 2M
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 May
3rd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
12 Apr
2nd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
13 Oct
6th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
25 Sep
5th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
11 Sep
14th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
19 Jul
3rd
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 6 runners
21 Jun
6th
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
31 May
14th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 16 runners
24 Aug
3rd
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 7 runners
10 Aug
6th
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Rachel Venniker
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Zak Wheatley(3) Current Jockey
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
Newmarket
Galloping
4 2 wins, 1 third, 1 other 24 Aug 50%
Kempton Park
Galloping
3 3 other 13 Oct 0%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 21 Jul 50%
Ascot
Galloping
2 2 other 10 Aug 0%
Ripon
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 19 Jul 0%
York
Galloping
2 2 thirds 13 May 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
2 2 other 25 Sep 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Oct 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Sep 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 31 May 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
1 1 other 3 Jun 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 third 2 Aug 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Jun 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 second 12 Apr 0%