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Box Clever

Box Clever is a 3-year-old who has already punched well above her price tag. Bought for just £3,000 a year ago, she has already earned over £9,600 in prize money — more than three times her purchase price — and the best may still be to come.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Zoustar
Mother
Choco Box
Owner
Whitcoombe Park Racing
Rating
70

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
1
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The highlight so far came at Salisbury on 14 August 2025, when she won a top-tier Class 2 race over seven furlongs. To put that in context, Class 2 races sit near the very top of British racing, so winning one as a relatively lightly-raced 3-year-old is a significant achievement. Trainer Jonathan Portman had deliberately targeted a galloping track early in her career — her first two races were at Newbury — because she has a long, sweeping stride that suits that style of course. The patience paid off, and when the yard took her to Salisbury for a third time, she delivered.

Her overall record reads one win and four places from six races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings, but zoom in on her best distance — seven furlongs to a mile — and she has won 1 of 4 races at those trips, or 1 in every 4. Her recent form (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1st, 3rd, 6th reading back from her last race) shows a horse who is rarely far away, even on her off days. She raced just yesterday, so she is clearly in an active campaign.

Portman, who trains out of Upper Lambourn in Berkshire and has already sent out 46 winners this season, is eyeing a seven-furlong race at Newmarket next — a valuable target that would test her against a stronger field. He is also candid that she is still filling out physically, and believes she will be an even better horse next year once she has strengthened up. That is an encouraging thing to hear about a horse who has already earned this much at a bargain entry price.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Apr
2nd
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
3 Oct
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
12 Sep
4th
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Heavy · 10 runners
14 Aug
🏆 Won
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
24 Jul
3rd
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
24 Jun
6th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Rob Hornby Current Jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Salisbury
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 12 Sep 50%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 24 Jul 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 second 26 Apr 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 third 3 Oct 0%