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Some Nightmare

Some Nightmare is a nine-year-old who has won 6 times from 63 races — a modest win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 starts. But there is something worth watching here: put the horse on normal ground conditions, and its form transforms. On those surfaces, it has won 4 of its last 10 races, a 40 per cent win rate that suggests it has genuine preferences and knows how to show up when conditions suit.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Dream Ahead
Mother
Isolde's Return
Owner
Mrs S M Maine Roger Gould Partner
Rating
48

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
63
Career races
6
Wins
9.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
46.0%
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
Auto-Generated

The horse's last victory came at Chepstow on 25 August 2025, just over a year ago. Since then, it has raced six times without winning, though it has picked up three placings — suggesting it still has the ability to be competitive, even if the results have dried up. Its recent form reads 2-2-3-–-3-3, a pattern of near-misses and third-place finishes that speaks to a horse hanging on in low-level races but unable to quite get over the line. It competes mainly at Class 6, where it has managed only 2 wins from 24 races, indicating this is probably close to its ceiling.

William Carson has been its most frequent partner, riding it 11 times and winning twice — an 18 per cent success rate that is better than the horse's overall record, suggesting there is some chemistry there. John O'Shea's yard at Newham-on-Severn has sent out 6 winners this season, a modest tally that hints this is not an operation overflowing with talent, but one that does the straightforward work well enough.

Some Nightmare raced just a day ago and is still active. At nine years old, it is not a young prospect, but it has longevity and appears comfortable in its racing life. For those chasing a bargain in the lower grades, it is a horse worth tracking on normal ground — that is where its form comes alive, even if the wins are not coming thick and fast.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%)
Course specialist at Chepstow: 4 wins from 23 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 14 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 15 attempts
Yet to win at Bath in 10 attempts
Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Good to firm (drying out)
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Firm (dry)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
18 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
9 Aug
3rd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
31 Jul
DNF
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 9 runners
16 Jul
3rd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
27 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
15 Jun
4th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
6 Jun
5th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
12 May
3rd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 8 runners
29 Apr
4th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Firm · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
William Carson Current Jockey
18.2%
Win rate
2/11
Won / Rode
18.2%
Win rate
2/11
Won / Rode
Adam McNamara
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Ryan Kavanagh
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Elizabeth Gale
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
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
Millie Wonnacott
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
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
Chepstow
Galloping
23 4 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds, 11 other 31 Aug 17.4%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
15 2 seconds, 4 thirds, 9 other 9 Apr 0%
Bath
Undulating
10 2 thirds, 8 other 31 Jul 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
4 1 win, 1 third, 2 other 5 Sep 25%
Ffos Las
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 10 Jul 33.3%
Windsor
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 12 May 0%
Pontefract
Undulating
2 2 seconds 26 May 0%
Great Yarmouth
Galloping
1 1 other 27 Jul 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 third 5 Oct 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Oct 0%