Best Mate Dave
9-year-old gelding with a 7% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
26.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
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Right-handed, tight turning
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Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Wide and galloping
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Feb
3rd
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners
12 Nov
DNF
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
14 Oct
5th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
11 Sep
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
1 Sep
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
1 Jul
DNF
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
1 Jun
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
12 Oct
5th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
21 Jun
🏆 Won
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
7 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other |
11 Sep |
14.3% |
| hereford |
3 |
3 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Nov |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jan |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
12 Feb |
0% |