Birkacre Brow
Birkacre Brow is a two-year-old still finding its feet on the racecourse, with one win from six races so far. The horse broke its duck at Lingfield Park back in August, a breakthrough that came after a couple of early runs without success. Since that first victory seven weeks ago, form has been patchy — the colt has finished second twice and picked up a third place, but also suffered a couple of disappointing efforts, most recently running seventh just over a week ago. That kind of inconsistency is fairly typical for horses this young, who are still learning the game and often need several races to develop consistency.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
Trained by James Tate at his Newmarket yard, Birkacre Brow is in capable hands. Tate's operation has been prolific this season, sending out 51 winners already, which suggests a trainer with genuine form and the infrastructure to develop young talent. The horse has run regularly over the past couple of months, which is good — it means the yard are keeping it active and giving it the racing experience it needs at this stage. Whether Birkacre Brow develops into something better will depend on whether it can string together a few solid runs and start to show more of the promise that earned it that maiden win at Lingfield. For now, it remains a horse very much in progress.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
12 Sep
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
20 Aug
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
11 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
26 Jun
13th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
25 May
4th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
20 Aug |
50% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
5 Oct |
0% |