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Lord Melbourne: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Lord Melbourne is a 6-year-old gelding by Wootton Bassett, trained by Ralph Beckett. He has won 5 of 20 starts and placed in 4 more, for £95,439 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 4f, where 3 wins from 11 is a 27% strike rate against 22% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:05 at York on 10 October, where the best price is 33/1 with Betfred. His best performance rating is 100, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 25%
  • Prize money £95,439
  • Best rating 100
  • Official rating 96

Where Lord Melbourne runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:05 York Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) 33/1 Betfred Betfred

Lord Melbourne form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Aug 26 Goodwood Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 2 1m 4f Good To Soft 4 11.75 14/1 Hector Crouch 96
6 Jun 26 Epsom Downs HKJC World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 4f Soft 5 11.25 15/2 Jack Dace 97
2 May 26 Goodwood Listen To Track Radio Next Week Handicap Class 2 1m 2f Good 9 17.25 22/1 Joe Leavy 100
27 Feb 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite AWC Middle Distance Trial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 2f Standard 11 14.75 16/1 Jack Dace 102
22 Feb 26 St Moritz (SWI) Evangelos Pistiolis Foundation - 85th Grosser Preis von St Moritz (Local (Snow) 1m 2f Frozen 5 38.75 Hector Crouch –
8 Nov 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet November Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 4f Heavy 6 9.75 8/1 Jack Dace 103
28 Sep 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 2f Good To Soft 1 — 9/1 Jack Dace 94
9 Nov 24 Doncaster Virgin Bet November Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Soft 1 — 14/1 Jack Doughty 90
8 Oct 24 Leicester Kube - Leicester's Premier Event Hire Venue Handicap Class 3 1m 2f Heavy 3 2.75 2/1F Rossa Ryan 90
26 Aug 24 Epsom Downs Betfred Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) Class 4 1m 4f Good 1 — 5/4F Mr Simon Walker 87
13 Jul 24 Ascot Magnum Classic Ice Cream Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Good 4 2.5 4/1 Rob Hornby 87
15 Jun 24 York Queen Mother's Cup Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 3 1m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 9/2F Miss Serena Brotherton 80
31 May 24 Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Class 2 1m 2f Good To Soft 5 2.5 11/1 Tyler Heard 80
20 Apr 24 Brighton Download The bet365 App bet365 Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good 5 12.25 3/1 Harry Davies 80
2 Apr 24 Pontefract Edie, Linda & Philip Grundy April Birthdays Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Heavy 1 — 4/1 Harry Davies 77
18 Dec 23 Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 4f Standard 4 4.75 11/1 Harry Davies 80
18 Nov 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Set Deposit Limits At BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 4f Standard 8 30.5 9/4 Ross Coakley 82
28 Oct 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Standard 3 4 7/4F Ross Coakley –
9 Oct 23 Pontefract Julie Mainprize - 40 Years In The NHS Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 1m 4f Good To Soft 2 2 9/4 Ross Coakley –
15 Sep 23 Salisbury D & N Construction British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 2.25 11/2 Ross Coakley –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) at Goodwood on 29 August 2026. Settled at rear early - pushed to improve into contention with under 3f left - found late progress fade approaching the final furlong - finished fourth well beaten.

Lord Melbourne by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
12f 11 3 27% —
10f 9 2 22% —

Lord Melbourne by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 5 2 40% —
Good 4 1 25% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Heavy 3 1 33% —
Soft 2 1 50% —
Frozen 1 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Lord Melbourne by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Epsom Downs 4 2 50% —
Goodwood 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 2 1 50% —
Pontefract 2 1 50% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% —
St Moritz (SWI) 1 0 0% —
Leicester 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
York 1 1 100% —

Lord Melbourne breeding

  • Sire Wootton Bassett (GB)
  • Dam Lolldaiga (IRE)
  • Damsire Teofilo (IRE)
  • Breeder Dayton Investments (Breeding) Limited
  • Foaled 6 March 2020

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