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The Caltonian

There is a horse that has made one track its personal fiefdom, and that track is Newcastle. The Caltonian, a 7-year-old trained by Linda Perratt out of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, has built its entire career story around a single venue — and the numbers back it up in a way that is hard to ignore. Every one of its 7 career wins has come at Newcastle, starting with a first victory there in October 2023 and culminating in a Class 2 success on New Year's Day 2025, then another Class 2 win at the same track just last month, on 16 January 2026. Class 2 races sit near the very top of British racing's ranking system, so winning two of them at the same venue is not a footnote — it is the headline.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Swiss Spirit
Mother
Azelle
Owner
John Murphy & Miss L A Perratt
Rating
93

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
44
Career races
7
Wins
15.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40.9%
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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Across 44 races, The Caltonian has won 7, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6 — a rate of 16%. That is a perfectly respectable record for a horse competing at this level, but the really striking figure is what happens when you zoom in on normal ground conditions: 7 wins from 22 races, a win rate of 32%, or roughly 1 in every 3. Give it the ground it wants and the track it loves, and this horse transforms into something considerably more dangerous than its overall numbers suggest.

Jonny Peate has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding The Caltonian in 12 of its races and winning 3 of them — that is 1 in every 4 rides together, a notably sharp ratio. It suggests a settled partnership, with a jockey who understands how the horse ticks. Behind the scenes, Linda Perratt's yard has sent out 19 winners already this season, so this is clearly not a one-horse operation — it is a genuinely productive stable with momentum behind it.

Recent form shows a 10th, 13th, and a win, followed by a 6th, 4th, and 11th — patchy on the face of it, but the win sits right there in the middle of that sequence and came at the highest level this horse competes at. One thing worth noting is that The Caltonian has raced 13 times at Class 3 level without winning once. Drop it into a Class 2 at Newcastle on normal ground, though, and the story changes entirely. This is a horse that needs everything to align — but when it does, it delivers.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 7 wins from 22 starts (32%)
Course specialist at Newcastle: 6 wins from 19 starts (32%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Yet to win at Ayr in 16 attempts

🎯 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
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Sprint (< 5F)
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Apr
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Feb
13th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
16 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
9 Dec
6th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
17 Nov
4th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
30 Oct
11th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
18 Aug
7th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
14 Aug
12th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
21 Jul
10th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 19 runners
7 Jul
8th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
3/12
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
Kieran O'Neill Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
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
Ryan Kavanagh
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
Newcastle
Galloping
19 6 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 9 other 13 Apr 31.6%
Ayr
Galloping
16 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 11 other 18 Aug 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 seconds 19 Dec 33.3%
Carlisle
Undulating
2 2 other 23 Aug 0%
Southwell
Galloping
2 2 other 30 Oct 0%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 other 14 Aug 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 30 Aug 0%