Ziva's Star
Ziva's Star has run 25 times without a win, but the 4-year-old keeps showing up and keeps placing. Five times from 25 races the horse has finished in the placings — roughly 1 in every 5 outings — which suggests there is genuine ability somewhere in there, even if the wins just won't come. The recent form tells a story of inconsistency: a second place, a seventh, a sixth, another seventh, a third, and a ninth. That pattern — flashes of promise followed by disappointing runs — is the story of Ziva's Star so far.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
W Bronson S Whitaker
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse races mostly at Class 6, the lowest grade, where it has run 13 times without winning. Simon Whitaker's Scarcroft yard has had four winners this season, so there are horses capable of it in the stable, but Ziva's Star is not one of them yet. It raced just a day ago and is active on the track, still grinding away. Whether Ziva's Star is a horse that will eventually click and break through, or one that will remain on the periphery, placing occasionally but never quite getting over the line, remains to be seen. For now, it is a horse with plenty of experience but no reward to show for it.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Redcar in 5 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
2nd
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
4 Aug
7th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
14 Jul
6th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
21 Jun
7th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
8 Jun
3rd
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
16 May
9th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
7 May
7th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
24 Apr
7th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
6 Dec
11th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
20 Nov
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
21 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Dec |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
8 Jun |
0% |