Look at his last six races and the picture is blunt: 10th, 9th, 6th, 10th, 8th, and then that solitary win. He is a horse who has found life tough at Class 5, which is the entry level of competitive racing in Britain, winning just 1 from 8 at that level — roughly 1 in every 8 attempts. That is a modest record, but it also means he has been tested repeatedly and kept coming back, which is something.
The most promising version of The Childe Of Hale shows up when the trip stretches to seven furlongs or a mile. Over those distances he has won 1 from 4, which translates to 25% — wins 1 in every 4 races. That is a genuinely different horse to the one who struggles over shorter or longer trips, and it tells you his the yard know where to place him for the best chance of success.
He is trained by Ivan Furtado at Wiseton in South Yorkshire, a yard that has sent out 34 winners this season — a healthy total that shows this is a competent, active operation. Tom Eaves rides him most often, with 6 of his 12 races together and that one win between them. At 17%, or roughly 1 win in every 6 rides, Eaves is clearly the jockey who knows this horse best.
Raced just one day ago, The Childe Of Hale is clearly in an active spell of his season. Whether he can recapture the form that produced that Doncaster win — and build on it at the right trip — is the question worth watching. He is not a horse whose record dazzles on paper, but horses that win 1 in 4 at their preferred distance have a habit of making people look twice when the conditions are right.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 17 Oct | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 23 Jul | 50% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Nov | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Jun | 0% |