Bollengo Boy
Bollengo Boy has yet to trouble the winner's enclosure in five outings, but the 2-year-old remains active and developing under the care of
Eve Johnson Houghton at her Blewbury yard in Oxfordshire. With one place finish to show for his efforts so far, the horse is still hunting that crucial breakthrough win. His recent form has been patchy — a fourth, a second, and then a sixth, seventh and eighth in his last five races — the kind of up-and-down record you see in young horses still finding their feet. He was last in action just a day ago, which suggests the trainer is keen to keep racing him regularly rather than giving him extended breaks.
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
Johnson Houghton's yard is performing well this season with 42 winners already, so there is genuine racing quality around Bollengo Boy, even if he has not yet cashed in himself. That second-place finish is a positive sign — it shows he can get close to winning form, and many 2-year-olds need several attempts before the pieces click into place. Whether Bollengo Boy is one of those who will break through soon, or whether he will eventually find his level in easier company, remains to be seen. For now, he is a horse to keep an eye on, especially if his form tightens up in the coming weeks.
🎯 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
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
4th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
10 Aug
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 9 runners
27 Jul
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
13 Jul
7th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
22 Jun
8th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |