Largy Meadow
Nine races into its career and still waiting for a first win, Largy Meadow is nonetheless a horse that keeps showing up in the places — three times it has been close enough to touch, finishing second on two occasions in its last six outings. That kind of consistency without a victory can be quietly maddening, but it also suggests a horse that is competitive at its level, even if the winner's enclosure has so far remained out of reach.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The six-year-old is trained by R Mike Smith out of Galston in East Ayrshire, a yard that has been in decent form this season — 25 winners is a healthy total and suggests Smith knows how to get a horse ready to run. Largy Meadow has typically been asked to compete at Class 4, the middle tier of British racing, and has gone winless in all four races at that level. That does not make it a hopeless case, but it does suggest the horse may need things to fall its way — a small field, an off day for the favourite, or a drop in class — to break through.
What keeps the profile interesting is the activity. Largy Meadow ran just one day ago, meaning this is a horse in the thick of a campaign right now. Those two recent second-place finishes are a reminder that the gap between placing and winning can be frustratingly thin. Whether Smith and his team can find the right spot to turn one of those near-misses into a first victory is the question worth watching.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jun
9th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
14 May
2nd
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
23 Apr
DNF
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
11 Apr
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
6 Mar
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft
10 Feb
6th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
22 Jan
4th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
2 Jan
8th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 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 |
|---|
| Perth Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
6 Mar |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jan |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Apr |
0% |