Castan — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 15 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 50
Win %: 13%
Placed %: 47%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

9 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Southwell (AW) — well clear of the 47% career baseline.

Newcastle (AW) 40% 0-2-5
Southwell (AW) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Doncaster 100% 0-1-1
Thirsk 100% 1-0-1
York 100% 0-1-1
Catterick 0% 0-0-1
Musselburgh 0% 0-0-1
Redcar 0% 0-0-1
Ripon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Andrew Breslin 50% 1-2-6
Paul Mulrennan 50% 1-1-4
David Nolan 100% 0-1-1
Kieran Shoemark 100% 0-1-1
Aiden Brookes 0% 0-0-1
Jack Mitchell 0% 0-0-1
Sean D Bowen NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Bryan Smart NOW 47% 2-5-15

Going Record

15 classifiable runs

Firmspecialist Fires on firmer ground — 67% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 67% 1-1-3
Good 42% 1-4-12
Good to Soft — 0 runs
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

15 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at sprint trips (47% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f 47% 2-5-15
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

4th/8 25 Apr 2026 37 days ago

Ripon
- 5f
- Good
- Class 2
- Cheekpieces
btn .75 OR 80 +6

Sean D Bowen

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - kept on inside final furlong(op 16/1)
1st/8 7 Apr 2026 55 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Cheekpieces
won 0 OR 74 -1

Paul Mulrennan

In touch with leaders - headway to lead over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 3/1)
8th/12 5 Mar 2026 88 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 75

Paul Mulrennan

Pressed leader - briefly led over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
2nd/6 4 Feb 2026 117 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 4
- Cheekpieces
btn 1 OR 75 +1

David Nolan

Prominent - lost cheekpiece then led over 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
2nd/10 6 Jan 2026 146 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Cheekpieces
btn 1 OR 74 -1

Paul Mulrennan

Dwelt start - towards rear early - in touch with leaders after 2f - headway to lead 1f out - headed but kept on inside final furlong(tchd…
3rd/9 5 Dec 2025 178 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Cheekpieces
btn 1.25 OR 75

Kieran Shoemark

Midfield - headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 7/2)
5th/7 26 Nov 2025 187 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 75 -4

Paul Mulrennan

Dwelt start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway against far rail halfway - no extra final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd…
10th/11 18 Oct 2025 226 days ago

Catterick
- 5f
- Good
- Class 2
- Cheekpieces
btn .75 OR 79 +2

Aiden Brookes

In rear throughout - detached before halfway - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
4th/9 23 Sep 2025 251 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 4
- Cheekpieces
btn .5 OR 77 -2

Andrew Breslin

In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader from 2f out - no extra towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
6th/14 21 Aug 2025 284 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 5f
- Standard
- Class 4
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 79

Jack Mitchell

Prominent - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)