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.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win 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% |