Modern Times
Modern Times is a five-year-old with a gift for shorter races and a knack for timing his runs well. Since his first career win at Ripon in June 2025, he has picked up three wins from 22 races—a modest return, but what matters is where those wins have come: at distances between five and six and a half furlongs, he has won three times from nine races, hitting roughly a third of the time. That tells you this horse has a clear preference, and his trainer
James Owen appears to understand it.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Colin Dorman And Tommy Dorman
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Southwell (AW)
About 6 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 12 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Owen's Newmarket yard has been prolific this season, sending out 205 winners, so Modern Times is in capable hands. The real pattern worth noting is that Modern Times struggles badly when stepped up in class. In twelve races at the highest grades he regularly faces, he has never won. But drop him back to where he belongs—shorter distances, more modest company—and he becomes competitive. His recent form bears this out. Last week he won at Epsom Downs, and in his last six races he has found the frame three times and won twice. That is consistent form for a horse at his level.
There is one oddity. Andrew Mullen, his most frequent rider, has never managed a win across nine races together. Whether that is coincidence or a deeper mismatch is hard to say from the record alone. What is clear is that Modern Times, while never going to challenge for anything grand, has learned where he races best and how to win. At five years old, he is still active and still improving at his ceiling.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (drying out)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
🏆 Won
Epsom Downs
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
27 Jul
🏆 Won
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
23 May
6th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 22 runners
8 May
5th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
29 Apr
3rd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
16 Apr
5th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
18 Jun
🏆 Won
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
14 Jun
4th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
23 Jan
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
23 Jan |
0% |
| York Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
27 Jul |
33.3% |
| Ripon Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
8 May |
33.3% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
14 Aug |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
29 Apr |
0% |