Bankatary
Bankatary is a 4-year-old with real promise over the longer distances, even if the form book doesn't yet tell the full story. The horse has won just once from six races, but that victory came on the ground where it matters most — a win at Huntingdon in October 2025 came at a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs, the type of race where Bankatary genuinely excels. Over trips between 1 mile 6 furlongs and 2 miles, the horse has won 1 of 4 races, a win rate of 25 percent. That's a proper win rate at this level, and it suggests the trainer has found the horse's sweet spot.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Plumpton
About 2 miles · Unknown · 5 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's most encouraging is the recent trajectory. After that October win, Bankatary went through a spell where nothing quite came off — three, four, five, six, seven races back the form reads like a slow climb back up. But look at the last run, just a day ago: a third-place finish. That's the horse getting competitive again. James Owen's Newmarket yard, which has sent out 205 winners this season, clearly knows what it's doing with longer-distance types, and Bankatary looks ready to find the winner's enclosure again. At 1 mile 6 furlongs and beyond, this is a horse worth watching.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
7th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 10 runners
19 Aug
6th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 12 runners
27 Jul
5th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 14 runners
15 Jun
4th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
6 Nov
3rd
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
7 Oct
🏆 Won
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · 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 |
|---|
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
7 Oct |
100% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |