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Title Role

There is something quietly compelling about a horse that wins half its races. Most horses at any level are doing well to win one in every five or six outings — Title Role wins one in every two, and that kind of consistency is genuinely rare. The three-year-old has posted three wins and five places from just six races, a record that suggests a horse which almost never runs a bad race.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Bay
Father
Too Darn Hot
Mother
Valiant Girl
Owner
Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
3
Wins
50%
Win rate
avg ~10%
83.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Tomorrow
Curragh
About 1 mile · Slightly soft ground · 10 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The most striking detail in that record is what has happened at Meydan, the flagship Dubai track that hosts some of the biggest races in the world. Title Role has been there three times and won twice — a hit rate of two from three at one of the most competitive venues in international racing. That is not a fluke. Horses that travel well, handle a specific track, and keep winning there tend to do so for a reason, and whatever that reason is for Title Role, it has shown up reliably. The most recent of those Meydan wins came just seven weeks ago, on 28 February 2026, so this is a horse in current, confident form rather than one living off old memories.

The recent sequence of results — a win, then a win, then third, then a win, then second, then fifth reading from oldest to most recent — tells its own story. That fifth-place finish is the only real blot, and even then the horse raced just yesterday, meaning it is active and clearly being campaigned hard right now by the Crisford team. Simon and Ed Crisford train out of Newmarket, one of British racing's great headquarters, and their yard has sent out 84 winners already this season — a volume that speaks to a well-organised, high-performing operation that knows how to keep a horse ticking over and producing results.

Title Role began its career winning at Kempton Park in October 2025, and the horse has barely looked back since. At three years old, it is at the age when horses tend to be finding their feet and working out what they are — and this one appears to have worked it out rather quickly. A horse this consistent, this effective at a top international venue, and trained by a yard this productive is one worth keeping an eye on over the months ahead.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Long straights
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Apr
5th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
28 Feb
🏆 Won
meydan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 9 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
meydan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
2 Jan
3rd
meydan
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
8 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
16 May
2nd
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
meydan 3 2 wins, 1 third 28 Feb 66.7%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 18 Apr 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 win 8 Oct 100%