Badbury Rings
Badbury Rings is a six-year-old with a record that tells a story of patience finally rewarded. After five races without success, the horse broke through to win at Taunton on 27 February 2025, claiming its sole victory from six career starts. That works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races, with three additional placings to show that it has the ability to run close to the winners — just hasn't quite managed it often enough.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
What makes Badbury Rings interesting now is the long absence. The horse hasn't raced in 13 months, which is a significant gap at any level. That kind of time away from the track can reshape a horse's form entirely, for better or worse. When it does return, much will depend on whether Neil Mulholland's stable at Limpley Stoke — which has sent out 61 winners this season — can find the right race to get it going again. The yard clearly knows its business.
When Badbury Rings has run in Class 4 races, it has won 1 of 4 starts, a rate of 25 percent. That suggests it belongs at that level and has shown genuine competitive ability. The challenge now is whether it can rediscover that form after such a long lay-off and pick up the wins that would justify all the months of waiting.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ 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
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
27 Feb
🏆 Won
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
18 Jan
2nd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
12 Dec
3rd
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
13 Nov
6th
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
27 Oct
12th
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Good · 16 runners
11 Oct
6th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 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 |
|---|
| Taunton Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
27 Feb |
33.3% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Oct |
0% |