Bama Lama
Bama Lama is an eight-year-old with the kind of modest record that defines thousands of racehorses: five wins from 58 races, which works out to winning roughly 1 in every 11 outings. That is a respectable return at the lower levels of the sport, where the horse has spent most of its career competing in Class 6 races, winning 5 of its 49 attempts at that grade.
Rod Millman's yard at Kentisbeare in Devon has sent the horse out consistently—it raced just a day ago—but there is a nagging concern: Bama Lama has not crossed the line first in its last six races, most recently finishing sixth three weeks back. The clock is ticking on a winning streak that ended nearly two years ago.
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
That said, the horse shows clear preferences. It loves slightly soft, muddy ground, winning 2 of 6 races (33%) when conditions favour the mud-lovers—a respectable mark for any horse. At Windsor, it is a course specialist of sorts, with 2 wins from 10 races there, and its last victory came at that track on 14 October 2024. Oliver Searle, the jockey who has partnered it most often, boasts a 14 percent win rate aboard Bama Lama—4 wins from 29 races—which is meaningfully better than the horse's overall record, suggesting the pair work well together. For a horse now in its ninth year of racing and hunting for form, a return to soft ground at a track where it has succeeded might offer the best chance of breaking a long drought.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 12 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Bath in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Kempton Park in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
8th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
27 Sep
2nd
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Soft · 5 runners
21 Sep
6th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
7 Sep
9th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
3 Jul
6th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
15 Jun
6th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
14 Sep
6th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 10 runners
9 Sep
7th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 12 runners
9 Aug
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
26 Jul
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 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 |
|---|
| Chepstow Galloping |
16 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 5 thirds, 7 other |
3 Jul |
12.5% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
11 |
1 win, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, 4 other |
27 Sep |
9.1% |
| Windsor Sharp |
10 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 5 other |
7 Sep |
20% |
| Bath Undulating |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
8 Nov |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Dec |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |