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Military Academy

There's a horse here that has beaten the best and knows what it feels like to win at the very top level — which makes its recent run of six races without a victory all the more intriguing. Military Academy is a five-year-old trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam at her yard in Dalham, Suffolk, and across 17 races has put together a record of 3 wins and 8 places — winning roughly 1 in every 6 races overall. That's a decent clip for a horse operating almost exclusively in elite company.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Fastnet Rock
Mother
Sovereign Parade
Owner
Mrs Jane Chapple-Hyam
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
3
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
47.1%
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
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And elite company is exactly where Military Academy lives. Ten of its 17 races have come at Class 1 level — the very top tier of British racing — and it has won one of those, which works out at 1 win from every 10 attempts at that grade. That might sound modest, but consider what it means: this horse is regularly lining up against the best horses in the country. Simply placing in that company, which Military Academy has done repeatedly, takes real quality. You don't stumble into the top table and keep finishing in the frame by accident.

The highlight of its career came on 4 November 2024, when it won a Class 1 race at Kempton Park — a result that put its name in lights and confirmed it belonged at the highest level. Earlier that same year, it had broken its duck at Hamilton Park in August with a Class 2 victory, so 2024 was clearly the season everything clicked. Since then, though, the wins have dried up. Military Academy has gone six races without winning, with recent finishes of 7th, 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 5th, and 5th. There's clearly still ability in there — a second and a third in that sequence show it hasn't fallen apart — but the scoreboard hasn't been updated in 18 months.

Jane Chapple-Hyam's yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 25 winners, so the support structure is there. Military Academy raced just yesterday, meaning it's right in the thick of an active campaign. Whether it can rediscover that November 2024 peak is the question worth watching. A horse that has won at Class 1 is never truly out of the picture — it just needs the right day to remind everyone.

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 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Ok
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 May
5th
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
6 Apr
5th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
28 Mar
12th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
21 Feb
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 5 runners
31 Jan
2nd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 3 runners
16 Jan
7th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
31 Dec
5th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 5 runners
25 Oct
6th
Newbury
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
4 Oct
5th
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 5 runners
13 Sep
4th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Hollie Doyle Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Kempton Park
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 6 Apr 33.3%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 21 Feb 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 2 May 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 29 Jul 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 win 13 Sep 100%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
1 1 win 23 Aug 100%
Chester
Tight
1 1 other 13 Sep 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Oct 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Jan 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 second 22 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Oct 0%