Stormy Music
Stormy Music is a 3-year-old still finding its way but has shown enough promise to suggest better times ahead. The horse won at Newmarket just last week, breaking through after five attempts to record a first career victory on ground conditions that clearly suited. That single win came alongside three placings from six races overall, giving a win rate of roughly 1 in 6 — not spectacular, but respectable for a young horse still learning its trade.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's encouraging is that Stormy Music has been racing regularly and is clearly a horse its trainer believes in enough to keep running. Andrew Balding's Kingsclere yard has sent out 202 winners this season alone, so there's no shortage of quality horsemanship behind the scenes. The recent form shows the horse has had mixed results — a third-place finish most recently, a win before that, and some runs further back in the field — but this kind of unevenness is typical of a young horse finding its feet. The fact that Stormy Music got back to the winner's circle last week suggests the Newmarket track and those particular conditions brought out the best in it, which is useful information for the yard going forward.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
3rd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
22 Jul
3rd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
2 Jul
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
15 May
8th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
28 Aug
6th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
15 Aug |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |