Kirchner
Kirchner is a 4-year-old horse trained by
James Owen at Newmarket who is still searching for consistency after a promising breakthrough at Ascot four weeks ago. The horse won at the famous track on 24 July, a significant milestone, but has struggled to build on that success. In his last five races, Kirchner has finished sixth, first, second, fifth, and seventh — the kind of erratic form that suggests he has not yet found his level or his ideal conditions.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
With just one win from five races overall, Kirchner has won roughly 1 in every 5 races, a modest return that puts him among horses still finding their way. Two placed finishes add some encouragement, but the recent pattern is frustrating: a second-place finish came sandwiched between a sixth and a fifth, and he was beaten into seventh just one day ago. James Owen's yard at Newmarket has been in flying form this season with 205 winners, so there is clearly quality in the operation, but Kirchner will need to string together some better performances to justify higher expectations. The Ascot win shows he is capable of running well at a top track, but he has not managed to repeat that form since.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 Aug
6th
York
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
24 Jul
🏆 Won
Ascot
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
27 Jun
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard_To_Slow · 20 runners
27 May
5th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
9 May
7th
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
24 Jul |
50% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |