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War Howl: horse profile, stats, records and next races

War Howl is a 4-year-old gelding by Bated Breath, trained by Ben Haslam. He has won 2 of 21 starts and placed in 4 more, for £22,151 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 13 is a 15% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He was last seen finishing third at Newcastle (AW) on 5 September 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 83, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 21
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £22,151
  • Best rating 83
  • Official rating 67

War Howl form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
5 Sep 26 Newcastle (AW) Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 7f Standard 3 1.25 5/4F David Nolan 67
15 Aug 26 Doncaster Phase Eight At Meadowhall Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 7 3 7/1 Paul Mulrennan 69
7 Jul 26 Pontefract Go Racing Bet With Jayne Handicap Class 5 1m Good 9 15 33/1 Andrew Mullen 69
4 Jun 26 Wetherby Book Your Autumn Hospitality Packages Now Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 10 10.5 40/1 Andrew Mullen 72
15 May 26 York Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Class 4 7f Good 18 13.5 80/1 Andrew Mullen 75
18 Apr 26 Thirsk Join Racing TV Today Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7f Good 11 12 25/1 Andrew Mullen 77
29 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7f Good To Soft 13 12.5 25/1 Paul Mulrennan 78
6 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 4 1m Standard 9 8.75 66/1 Paul Mulrennan 80
31 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 7f Standard 9 12.25 20/1 Paul Mulrennan 82
3 Oct 25 Ascot Victoria Racing Club Classified Stakes (Str) Class 3 1m Soft 6 8.75 10/1 Jason Watson 83
28 Sep 25 Newcastle (AW) Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Handicap Class 4 1m Standard 9 6.25 9/2F Jason Watson 83
28 Aug 25 Newbury Venture Handicap Class 4 1m Good 2 2 4/1F Jason Watson 80
25 Jul 25 Ascot Chapel Down Handicap Class 4 7f Good 1 — 7/2F James Doyle 77
28 Jun 25 Doncaster Howcroft Group Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 1 — 15/2 Kevin Stott 71
20 May 25 Nottingham Watch On Racing TV Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 8 12.25 11/1 William Buick 73
29 Mar 25 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 3 3.75 9/2 Alistair Rawlinson 74
20 Sep 24 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) Class 4 7f Soft 13 12.25 28/1 Rob Hornby 77
6 Sep 24 Kempton (AW) Racing TV Nursery Class 4 7f Standard To Slow 4 4 9/1 Harry Davies 79
14 Aug 24 Salisbury Michael Brunton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 9 11 8/1 Sean Levey –
2 Aug 24 Newmarket British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good 3 2.5 50/1 Connor Planas –
19 Jul 24 Newbury Royals Cup 2000 Skip 'N' Gaffer EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good 13 13.25 16/1 Rob Hornby –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Newcastle (AW) on 5 September 2026. Sat close to the front - urged forward with 2f left - kept on at one level through the finish.

War Howl by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 13 2 15%
8f 5 0 0%
6f 2 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%

War Howl by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 1 14%
Standard 5 0 0%
Good To Firm 5 1 20%
Soft 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%

War Howl by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Newcastle (AW) 5 0 0%
Doncaster 3 1 33%
Newbury 3 0 0%
Ascot 2 1 50%
Pontefract 1 0 0%
Wetherby 1 0 0%
York 1 0 0%
Thirsk 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0%

War Howl breeding

  • Sire Bated Breath (GB)
  • Dam Camelot Rakti (IRE)
  • Damsire Camelot (GB)
  • Breeder G H S Bloodstock & J C Bloodstock
  • Foaled 20 February 2022

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