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Sudden Flight

Sudden Flight is a 4-year-old with the kind of record that tells you it is a solid, dependable racehorse — the sort that turns up, tries hard, and sometimes gets the job done. With 2 wins and 8 places from 15 races, it wins roughly 1 in every 7 or 8 attempts, which is honest work at the level it competes. The horse is trained by Richard Hughes at Upper Lambourn, a yard that has sent out 60 winners already this season and clearly knows how to get the best from its inmates.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Aclaim
Mother
Links Drive Lady
Owner
Lady Caffyn Parsons
Rating
87

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
2
Wins
13.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
53.3%
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
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The real story with Sudden Flight is what suits it. On normal ground conditions, the horse is genuinely effective: it has won 2 of its 4 races (50%) when the track is in standard condition. Step it up to Class 3 company — one of the tougher grades — and the picture changes entirely: 0 wins from 4 attempts. This is not a horse destined to win big races, but it is exactly the kind that can rack up victories in the right spots. Its last win came at Wolverhampton on 31 July 2025, now 13 months ago, which means it has been without a success for well over a year. The recent form is not encouraging: 5-12-2-2-2-3 across the last six runs shows the horse has picked up a few places but cannot find the winner's enclosure. It raced just yesterday, so it is clearly still active and in work, which suggests the yard believes there is more to come. Whether a return to the tracks and conditions that brought success earlier in its career can reignite that winning touch is the question now.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Sprint (< 5F)
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
5th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
10 Aug
12th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
27 Jul
2nd
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
30 Jun
2nd
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
7 Jun
2nd
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
25 May
3rd
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
24 Oct
14th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Soft · 18 runners
20 Sep
14th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 25 runners
31 Jul
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
11 Jul
4th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Finley Marsh Current Jockey
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Donagh Murphy
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
Wolverhampton
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 third 31 Jul 33.3%
Windsor
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 10 Aug 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
2 1 second, 1 other 30 Aug 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 win 21 Feb 100%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 24 Oct 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 16 May 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Jun 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Jul 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 second 30 Jun 0%