African Sun
7-year-old gelding with 1 win from 20 runs who runs best on good ground over 1m6f – 2m.
Owner
Mrs J Thomason-Murphy
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Returning from a 576-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Fontwell Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Aug
8th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
9 Jul
4th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 13 runners
27 May
7th
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
16 May
9th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
26 Dec
7th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
29 Nov
8th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
13 Nov
9th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Sep
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
1 Sep
5th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Jul
5th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Harriet Tucker Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
6 |
1 win, 5 other |
9 Jul |
16.7% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
5 |
5 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 other |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Nov |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Nov |
0% |