Bahadur
Bahadur has had the kind of year that would test any horse's nerve. A four-year-old currently in the yard of S. P. C. Woods at Newmarket, he won his first race at Kempton Park last October, then added three more victories to sit on a respectable 4 wins from 16 races overall—a 25 per cent win rate that marks him as a genuine competitor. But his recent form tells a harder story. He hasn't crossed the line first in six consecutive races, with his last win coming back on 22 May at Goodwood, now five months in the past. That's a long drought for a horse that showed real promise early in his racing career.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
J William Rowley S P C Woods
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Bahadur worth watching, though, is what happens when jockey Robert Havlin gets in the saddle. Together they've won 3 of 5 races—a 60 per cent success rate that stands in sharp contrast to his overall record and suggests the pairing has genuine chemistry. The other telling detail is his preference for longer distances, between one mile six furlongs and two miles. Over those trips, he's won 2 of 5 races (40 per cent), which indicates he genuinely relishes the extra ground and may simply be at his best when the race unfolds at that length. With S. P. C. Woods's yard having sent out 24 winners this season, Bahadur has access to a trainer in form, and with Havlin's record in mind, there's reason to believe a return to the winner's enclosure isn't far away—especially if the yard can find him a race at the longer end of the handicap ladder where his strengths are clearest.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 40% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Robert Havlin: 60% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
23th
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 29 runners
8 Sep
2nd
Goodwood
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
1 Aug
9th
Goodwood
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
18 Jul
7th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
27 Jun
5th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard_To_Slow · 20 runners
16 Jun
10th
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
22 May
🏆 Won
Goodwood
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
3 May
5th
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
6 Apr
6th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
29 Nov
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 6 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
8 Sep |
33.3% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
27 Jun |
50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
6 Apr |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Nov |
100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |