African Gib
African Gib is a three-year-old still searching for its first win after seven races without success. The horse has never finished in the money, which means it has not even picked up a place in any of those seven attempts. Most recently, it finished fourth just a day ago, which at least represents a step forward from some earlier efforts—it ran eighth and seventh in two of its previous four races.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by David Menuisier at Pulborough in West Sussex, African Gib runs for a yard that has clearly had a productive season, with 20 winners already sent out this year. That context matters: the yard is sending horses out to win races regularly, which suggests the problem lies with this particular horse rather than any shortage of skill on the training side. At three years old, African Gib is still young enough to improve, and the fourth-place finish in the most recent race hints that it may finally be getting closer to a breakthrough. What happens next will tell us whether that's genuine progress or simply the random variation you see across any horse's form.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
4th
Hamilton Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 10 runners
29 Aug
4th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 15 runners
30 Jul
6th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
1 Jun
8th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
3 Dec
7th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
29 Oct
6th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
25 Sep
6th
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |