Across his whole career he has won 2 races and placed — meaning finished second or third — another 5 times from 13 outings, a win rate of around 15%, or roughly 1 in every 7 races. His first win came at Newbury in September 2023, and his most recent was at Nottingham in June 2025, nearly a year ago now. Since then, his last six runs read 8-6-5-4-1-2 — that single figure in the middle is the Nottingham win, and the numbers either side of it tell a story of a horse that has been competitive without quite getting back to the winner's enclosure.
His most regular partner in the saddle is Pat Dobbs, and that combination has a notably good record — 2 wins from 8 races together, a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4. That kind of consistency between horse and jockey matters. Dobbs clearly knows how to get the best from him.
Boyfriend is trained by Richard Hannon at his yard in Wiltshire, one of the busiest and most successful operations in the country. With 115 winners already sent out this season, Hannon's yard is firing on all cylinders, which is encouraging for any horse in his care. Boyfriend raced just yesterday, so he is right in the thick of his campaign — and with a trainer in this kind of form and a jockey who knows him well, another win before the season is out would not come as a surprise.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 other | 18 Apr | 25% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 2 Aug | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 7 Sep | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 4 Jun | 100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 May | 0% |