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Kool Raoul

Ten races into its career and still waiting for a first win, Kool Raoul is a horse that keeps showing up without quite delivering. The six-year-old has finished in the places four times from those ten outings — meaning it has run well enough to be competitive but not well enough to get its nose in front. That can be a frustrating pattern to watch, and right now the record reads zero wins from ten attempts, with the most recent six races producing finishes of 5th, 8th, 7th, 5th, 3rd, and 2nd. That runner-up finish is the closest it has come, and it suggests the talent is there — it just hasn't been converted yet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Great Pretender
Mother
Douma Desbois
Owner
The County Set
Rating
104

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
10
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
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 bulk of Kool Raoul's racing has come at Class 4 level, which sits in the middle of the racing ladder — competitive enough to be taken seriously, but not the elite end of the sport. At that level, the record reads zero wins from eight races, which means the horse has been tested at a consistent standard and found wanting, at least in terms of winning. Whether that changes with a drop in class or a change of conditions remains to be seen, but at the moment it is a horse that competes without troubling the scorer.

Kool Raoul is trained by the partnership of Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore, based in Milnathort in Perth and Kinross. That is a yard worth paying attention to — 49 winners sent out this season is a serious body of work, and Russell in particular is one of the most respected trainers in jump racing. The fact that a stable of that quality keeps running this horse suggests they see something worth persevering with. Kool Raoul raced just one day ago, so it is very much an active runner, and the team clearly has not given up on finding the right opportunity to get it off the mark.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Apr
5th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
20 Mar
8th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
29 Jan
7th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
1 Jan
5th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
10 Dec
3rd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
7 Nov
2nd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
5 Oct
2nd
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
25 Apr
10th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
14 Feb
4th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
29 Nov
2nd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Gregor Walkingshaw Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Jack Power
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Musselburgh
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 20 Mar 0%
Hexham
Undulating
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 13 Apr 0%
Kelso
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 5 Oct 0%
Perth
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Apr 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Jan 0%