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Aquifolia

Aquifolia is a five-year-old who has been remarkably consistent at one thing: finishing without a win. Across 18 races, it has never once reached the winner's enclosure, managing just two placed finishes along the way. For context, most racehorses at this level will nick a win somewhere along the line — Aquifolia simply hasn't managed it yet, and at this stage of its career, that's a notable duck.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Belardo
Mother
Spangle
Owner
John Heaney
Rating
86

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
11.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The recent form makes for uncomfortable reading: in its last six races, the best it has mustered is a second place, and it has twice finished sixth. Racing as recently as yesterday, it is clearly fit and active, which at least shows the team at Neil Mulholland's yard in Limpley Stoke believe there's still something to run for. Mulholland is no small operation — 60 winners sent out this season is a healthy total for any training yard — so Aquifolia is not lacking for professional support.

The partnership with jockey Conor O'Farrell has been given a fair run, with five races together and nothing to show for it. Five rides is enough of a sample to say that this combination simply hasn't clicked. At Class 5, which is the lower end of the racing ladder where horses tend to be cheaper and slower, Aquifolia has raced six times without winning. That is the level where you'd most expect a horse of this type to find its moment — and it hasn't. Until something changes, either in form or in fortune, Aquifolia looks like a horse that makes racing interesting for other people.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 May
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
9 Apr
DNF
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
22 Oct
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
22 Sep
4th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
1 Aug
6th
Bath
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
7 Jul
7th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
7 Jun
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
15 May
5th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
5 May
8th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Harriet Tucker Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Worcester
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 22 May 0%
Bath
Undulating
4 4 other 1 Aug 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
3 3 other 10 Jul 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
3 1 second, 2 other 22 Sep 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 21 Sep 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 other 5 May 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Aug 0%
Taunton
Undulating
1 1 other 9 Apr 0%