Al's River
Four races in, and Al's River is still waiting for that first winner's photograph. The three-year-old has placed once from four attempts — a third-place finish that represents the closest it has come to the winner's enclosure so far. With a record that reads 6-3-4-7 going back through its most recent outings, the trend isn't especially encouraging, but the horse is young, active, and still very much in the game.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives cause for optimism is the stable behind it. James Horton trains out of Newmarket — the spiritual home of British flat racing, a town where the sport is essentially the local industry — and his yard has sent out 19 winners already this season. That is a meaningful number, the kind that tells you Horton knows how to get a horse ready to win. A trainer with that sort of output doesn't give up on a horse lightly, and the fact that Al's River raced just yesterday suggests the team sees something worth persisting with.
The honest assessment right now is that Al's River is a horse in search of its moment. Three-year-olds can take time to find their feet, and plenty of perfectly good racehorses have needed more than four runs to put it all together. The next few races will matter enormously — either a breakthrough is coming, or a rethink is on the cards.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
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Right-handed, undulating
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📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Apr
6th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
6 Nov
3rd
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 16 runners
23 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 12 runners
2 Oct
7th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
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| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 third |
6 Nov |
0% |