Piazza
Piazza is a 3-year-old who broke through for his first career win just last week at Kempton Park, and he is still very much a work in progress. The colt has raced nine times and won once, with five other placings — a win rate that suggests he is competitive without being dominant. What is more telling is his recent run of form: second place just last time out, followed by fourth, fifth, seventh, and a couple more placings before that. He is capable of finishing close to the action, but consistency remains elusive.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Willow
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
55.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The genuinely encouraging sign is where Piazza performs best. Over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, he has won 1 of his 5 races — a win rate of 20 percent. That is a meaningful pattern. When the track suits him and the trip is right, he shows up. His winning effort at Kempton Park on 19 August suggests that course and distance could be his sweet spot. The fact that he has just raced there and won is no accident; Piazza appears to like Kempton.
Piazza is trained by Ollie Sangster at Marlborough in Wiltshire, a yard that has sent out 46 winners already this season and clearly knows how to get the most from its runners. At three years old, Piazza is still young enough to improve, and having finally found the winner's enclosure, he may well be ready to string together something more substantial. The question now is whether that Kempton success was a breakthrough moment or simply a flash in the pan.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 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
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
2nd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
19 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 11 runners
4 Aug
2nd
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
16 Jul
7th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
29 Jun
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
30 Aug
4th
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 runners
7 Aug
3rd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
16 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
4 May
4th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
19 Aug |
50% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
7 Aug |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |