Royal Sizzler
Three races in, three races without a finish worth writing home about — Royal Sizzler has yet to trouble the judge. A 3-year-old trained by
Michael Dods at his yard in Piercebridge, County Durham, the horse has finished 10th, 11th, and 5th across its three outings so far, with zero wins and not so much as a place to show for the effort. That said, the most recent run — a fifth — is at least pointing in the right direction, and with a race just yesterday, this is very much a horse still finding its feet.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The encouraging news is where Royal Sizzler calls home. Michael Dods has been one of the busier trainers in Britain this season, sending out 43 winners from his Durham base — a yard clearly in good form and not short of confidence. That matters, because a trainer firing on all cylinders tends to know when a horse is ready and where to place it. The fact that Dods keeps running Royal Sizzler suggests he sees something worth persisting with, even if the results haven't arrived yet.
Three races is still a very small sample. Plenty of horses take time to work out what's being asked of them, and a step forward to fifth last time out — however modest — is at least movement in the right direction. Royal Sizzler is one to keep an eye on rather than one to get excited about just yet.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 May
10th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
27 Nov
11th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
27 Oct
5th
Redcar
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 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 |
|---|
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |