2023-24 Review

Statistics from last season (2023-24)

Continuing with our tradition here at Dodlands - aka "a' off the step but oor Jock" - the Statistics table below reflects the 12 month period from 1st August to 31st July. And, mainly due to us being lazy, the Flat Statistics cover the same period.

Just don't tell the BHA.

The win & placed horse statistics make impressive reading, probably the best achieved yet at Dodlands Steading, so much kudos to our hard working team at home in the yard.
For the record

with a combined 15 winners over the period. 

The main reason for the difference from previous seasons is the composition of the horses in the yard.
At the moment we've tried and tested handicappers in the main with just a couple of bumper types and novice hurdlers who usually require a few runs for experience prior to being truly competitive in their handicapping class.

Probably the eye-catching horse from Dodlands in the 2023-34 Jumps Season was the progressive hurdler Both Barrels, owned by Ann Marshall.
Placed in all of his seven races so far, (3 bumpers, 4 hurdles), he was particularly impressive on his final start when beating that prolific winning hurdler Bushypark over an extended 2m 6f at Kelso in April.
We hope he can continue to the fore in staying hurdles in 2024-25.

Both Barrels
Both Barrels

National Hunt Seasons Runs & results (Percentage figures in brackets) win 2nd 3rd 4th other Placed
2023-24   9 (17.6%) 7 (13.7%) 9 (17.6%) 6 (11.8%) 20 (39.3%) 60.7%
2022-23   4 (6.8%) 7 (11.9%) 7 (11.9%) 6 (10.1%) 35 (59.3%) 40.7%
2021-22   8 (14.5%) 9 (16.4%) 3 (5.5%) 6 (10.9%) 29 (52.7%) 47.3%
2020-21   3 (5%) 8 (13%) 7 (12%) 10 (16%) 33 (54%) 46%
2019-20 4 (9%) 9 (20%) 7 (15%) 6 (13%) 20 (43%) 57%
2018-19 6 (14%) 9 (21%) 4 (9%)    4 (9%)     20 (47%)    53%  
2017-18 8 (17%) 6 (13%) 5 (10%) 4 (8%) 25 (52%) 48%
2016-17 4 (7.6%) 5 (9.6%) 5 (9.6%) 3 (5.8) 35 (67.3) 32.7
2015-16   5 (11.4%) 4 (9%) 7 (15.9%) 5 (11.4%) 23 (52.3%) 47.7%

And what a Winter Season Pallas Lord enjoyed on the All Weather surface at Newcastle.
5 wins, two 2nd places and a 2nd place on the AW at Wolverhampton thrown in too.
A credit to his bunch of local owners who bought him at a Horse-in-Training sale in early 2022 with a view to competing in the local pony racing circuit!

Pallas Lord
5 time (January - March) Newcastle AW winner Pallas Lord (left)

Flat & All Weather Runs & results (Percentage figures in brackets) win 2nd 3rd 4th other Placed
2023-24   6 (21.4%) 8 (28.6%) 1 (3.7%) 3 (10.7%) 10 (35.6%) 64.4%
2022-23   3 (14.3%) 3 (14.3%) 3 (14.3%) 4 (19%) 8 (38.1%) 61.9%

*  statistics from 1st August - 31st July
** placed runner covers those of our horses in the first 4 in a race where there is prize money won

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