Beresford Gap
In four career starts, the horse has won once and finished in the money three times — a record that reads like genuine promise rather than beginner's luck. The win came at Doncaster on 11 September, and what's striking about the form since is how tight it has been: a second place, then a third, then a sixth. That's the pattern of a horse that belongs in competitive company and is learning to compete at this level, rather than one that has simply outrun its opposition once and faded.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Martin Valerie Slade
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The trainer Andrew Balding, based at Kingsclere in Hampshire, has already sent out 202 winners this season alone, so Beresford Gap is in a yard with serious momentum and proven expertise. For a two-year-old only days past a maiden win, the next few weeks and months will be crucial in working out where exactly this horse fits. It could settle into being a steady, place-money earner, or the current form — winning one race and hitting the frame in three others from four starts — could be the foundation for something more.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Sep
🏆 Won
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
23 Jul
2nd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
9 Jul
3rd
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
9 Jun
6th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
11 Sep |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |