Bint Kilfrush
Bint Kilfrush is a 3-year-old filly trained by
James Tate at Newmarket who arrived at the yard with massive expectations and an even more massive price tag. At £550,000, she was the most expensive horse James Tate's stable has ever received — nearly double their previous record — and that kind of investment tells you everything about what her the yard believed she could become. She's a Sea The Stars filly, a bloodline that typically produces horses built for races over longer distances, and Tate has spoken about her as a genuine prospect designed to excel as a three and four-year-old.
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
The reality so far has been modest. She broke her duck at Southwell on New Year's Day this year but has won just once in four races overall — a 25% win rate that suggests she's still finding her feet. Her most recent form shows a third place five days ago, sandwiched between two fifth-place finishes before that. It's a pattern that hints at inconsistency rather than progress, and eight months have passed since that sole victory in January. For a horse of her pedigree and price, the gap between backing out form and actual results has been noticeable. However, Tate made it clear months ago that he hadn't yet pressed any buttons with her — suggesting the yard believes she has room to improve and that real development could still come. Given the middle-distance mould she's been cast in, patience might yet pay off.
🎯 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 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
3rd
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 8 runners
9 May
5th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
11 Apr
5th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
1 Jan
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 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 |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
1 Jan |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |