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Ahead Of The Field

8-year-old gelding with 1 win from 16 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground.
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Flemensfirth
Mother
Last Of The Bunch
Trainer
John C McConnell
Owner
John C McConnell
Official rating
98

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
16
Career races
1
Wins
6.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.2%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1161 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Returning from a 935-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Sep
2nd
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
26 Aug
DNF
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
5 Jul
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
22 May
3rd
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
3 Mar
4th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
10 Feb
4th
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
17 Nov
DNF
Wincanton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
15 Oct
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
29 Sep
DNF
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Wins / rides
Joe Anderson
0%
Win rate
0/6
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Ben Harvey Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 3 Jan 50%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 18 Mar 0%
Worcester
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 5 Jul 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 third 22 May 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Dec 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 16 Nov 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 other 29 Sep 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 other 15 Oct 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Nov 0%
Cartmel
Tight
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 second 6 Sep 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 3 Mar 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Feb 0%