Karthala
Karthala is a 4-year-old that has yet to find the winner's enclosure, with five placings from seventeen races across its career. The horse is a steady midfield operator — it finishes in the money regularly but has not managed to break through for a win at any level. Recent form shows promise of sorts: over the last six races, it has placed three times, including a third last time out just a day ago. That consistency in landing minor placings suggests the horse has ability, even if the wins have not come.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Making Headway Racing
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
29.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Jennie Candlish at Basford in Staffordshire, Karthala runs for a yard in excellent form this season — Candlish has sent out 64 winners already. The horse typically races in Class 5 events, the lower rungs of the competitive ladder, but has managed no wins from six attempts at that level. For a horse with no victories to its name after seventeen starts, the next step will be finding a race within reach — something where the competition aligns perfectly and Karthala can finally deliver the result its placings suggest it has somewhere inside. At this stage, it remains a horse still searching for that breakthrough moment.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Aug
5th
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
15 Jul
3rd
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
1 Jul
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Jun
3rd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
20 May
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
2 May
5th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
18 Apr
8th
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
4 Apr
5th
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
28 Feb
DNF
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 21 runners
2 Feb
5th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 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 |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Feb |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
20 May |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 May |
0% |