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Contemplation: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Contemplation is a 3-year-old gelding by Zarak, trained by Mike Sowersby. He has won 0 of 8 starts, for £1,002 in prize money. He runs next in the 1:35 at Market Rasen on 25 October, where the best price is 125/1 with William Hill. His best performance rating is 52, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 8
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 0
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £1,002
  • Best rating 52
  • Official rating 48

Where Contemplation runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:35 Market Rasen Book Boxing Day At Market Rasen Juvenile Hurdle Race (gbb Race) 125/1 William Hill William Hill

Contemplation form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Jun 26 Yarmouth attheraces.com/ascot Classified Stakes Class 6 1m Soft 9 14.75 14/1 Olivia Haines 48
12 May 26 Beverley Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 8 8.75 12/1 Cam Hardie 50
23 Apr 26 Beverley Racing Again On Bank Holiday Monday Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 6 10.5 40/1 Cam Hardie 52
7 Apr 26 Pontefract Boyzlife Live At Ponte Friday 22nd May Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good To Soft 4 16.25 150/1 Cam Hardie 52
10 Feb 26 Newcastle (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 6 1m 4.5f Standard 4 13.25 15/2 Harry Vigors 54
6 Jan 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 1m 0.5f Standard 6 12.75 12/1 Harry Vigors –
18 Dec 25 Chelmsford City (AW) EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m Standard 6 13.25 18/1 Daniel Muscutt –
22 Oct 25 Newmarket Safer Gambling With CopyBet Novice Stakes Class 4 7f Good 9 20.5 33/1 Shane Foley –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the attheraces.com/ascot Classified Stakes at Yarmouth on 10 June 2026. Set the pace early - pushed along over 2f out then lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped away quickly after.

Contemplation by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 3 0 0% —
10f 2 0 0% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
8.5f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Contemplation by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 3 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Good 1 0 0% —

Contemplation by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Beverley 2 0 0% —
Yarmouth 1 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —

Contemplation breeding

  • Sire Zarak (FR)
  • Dam Careful Thought (GB)
  • Damsire Brazen Beau (AUS)
  • Breeder Whatton Manor Stud
  • Foaled 4 February 2023

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