Fram Castle
Fram Castle is a 5-year-old that has taken a very long time to get on the board—but once it did, there was at least a glimmer of something to work with. The horse broke its duck at Kempton Park on 11 June 2025, a win that came after months of trying, and that single victory now stands as the highlight of a career that has yielded just one win and eight places from 24 races. Since then, nothing. Fourteen months have passed without another trip to the winner's enclosure, and the form line reads like a study in near-misses: a second place just a day ago, a couple of further-back efforts, a seventh, a twelfth. This is a horse that can run well on its day—it has shown up in the placings often enough—but consistency and a killer instinct remain out of reach.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Eimear Donnelly Michael Wigham
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Bath
About 1 mile · Ideal conditions · 10 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The numbers tell a modest story. Fram Castle wins roughly once in every 25 races, a win rate that puts it firmly in the category of a plugger rather than a prospect. What little promise exists seems to centre on distance and track preference. Over 1 mile 6 furlongs to 2 miles, the horse has won 1 of 9 races—a respectable 11 percent—suggesting it may find its rhythm in the longer-distance races at smaller venues. It is trained by Michael Wigham at Newmarket and most often ridden by J F Egan, though that partnership has yet to yield a win across 17 outings together. At Class 5 level—the basement of competitive racing—Fram Castle has won 1 of 10 races. It is a horse that belongs here, competing against others of similarly modest ability, but even at this level it has won only once in the last fourteen months. The recent second place shows it can still run a race worth something. Whether that will ever translate into another victory remains very much an open question.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 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)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jul
2nd
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
1 Jul
8th
Epsom Downs
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
3 Nov
12th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
16 Oct
6th
Brighton
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
21 Aug
7th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 13 runners
9 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
30 Jun
5th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
25 Jun
2nd
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
11 Jun
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
16 May
10th
Newbury
1m6f – 2m · Good · 15 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 |
2 seconds, 3 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
3 Nov |
25% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
4 May |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |