Storm Star
Storm Star is a five-year-old with one particular gift: he knows how to win at Newcastle. The horse has taken four of his eight races at the track — a win rate that puts him firmly in specialist territory — and has won consistently at the level he typically competes at. When he lines up in Class 2 races, one of the top tiers of British racing, he wins roughly two of every five he runs in. Across his 17-race career he has accumulated 4 wins and 12 places, a respectable 24% win rate that reflects a genuinely useful racehorse.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
70.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The trouble is timing. Storm Star's last victory came on 18 April 2025 at Newcastle in a Class 2 race, and since then he has not found the winner's circle across his last six outings. His recent form reads 8–-2-10-6-6 — there have been placings, particularly a second-place finish three runs back, but wins have dried up. He raced just yesterday, so he remains actively in training at Andrew Balding's Kingsclere yard, a powerhouse that has sent out 202 winners already this season.
What stands out is Storm Star's affinity for normal ground conditions. When the track is standard, neither waterlogged nor exceptionally firm, he wins four times from every nine races — a 44% rate that suggests he has a genuine preference for steady going. On faster or wetter surfaces his record tails away markedly. If his the yard can time a return to Newcastle on a day when the ground suits him, there is every reason to think this five-year-old could rediscover the form that has made him such a reliable winner there. He remains a horse with genuine ability, even if the recent blank has tested patience.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 4 wins from 9 starts (44%)
✔ Course specialist at Newcastle: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Likes
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
8th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
18 Jun
DNF
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 29 runners
1 May
2nd
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
3 Apr
10th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
7 Feb
6th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
16 Jan
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
13 Dec
3rd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
18 Apr
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
17 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
1 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
8 |
4 wins, 2 thirds, 2 other |
3 Apr |
50% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Jul |
0% |