American Gal
American Gal is a 4-year-old with a frustrating recent record: two wins from eleven races over the course of her career, and nothing in the win column for the last 23 months. Her last victory came at Wolverhampton on 15 November 2024, a win that now feels like ancient history. Across her most recent six outings, she has finished second once and outside the places five times, most recently crossing the line in tenth place just a day ago. At a 18% win rate overall, she wins roughly one in every five or six races she contests—respectable enough, but hardly the profile of a horse making waves.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
Yet Ralph Beckett's yard, based in Kimpton, Hampshire, has sent out 107 winners this season, and the trainer is clearly not ready to write American Gal off. Instead, Beckett is treating her recent poor form as a learning experience. She believes a race like the Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket—a mile and one furlong—will finally unlock her potential, having seen her run well without winning the Valiant Stakes last year. The trainer also emphasised that ground conditions matter enormously to this horse. She prefers it softer, not firm or quick, which narrows her options considerably in the racing calendar. Looking ahead, Beckett is considering either the Diane or the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, suggesting he genuinely believes American Gal has more to offer at the right track, over the right distance, on the right ground. For now, though, she remains winless and waiting for the perfect set of circumstances to come together.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
2nd
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 Sep
8th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 20 runners
7 Jul
10th
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
17 Jun
10th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
3 May
9th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
28 Mar
7th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
30 Aug
7th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
26 Jul
2nd
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
29 Mar
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
15 Nov
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
28 Mar |
33.3% |
| Ascot Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Nov |
100% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Sep |
0% |