Boyfriend
Boyfriend has won three of his nineteen races, which puts him at a 16 per cent win rate—winning roughly once every six outings. It's modest form, but what matters more is where and how he wins. The five-year-old has a particular gift for Class 4 races, where he has won two of eight attempts (a 25 per cent win rate at that level), suggesting he is genuinely competitive when the opposition is right. His most recent victory came at Sandown Park on 28 May, five months ago now, and his form since then has been the kind that keeps a horse in work: two top-3 finishes in the last six races, including a 2nd place, with the other four efforts scattered across 3rd and 4th spots.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
Pat Dobbs, his regular jockey, has won three of nine races aboard him—a 33 per cent win rate together—which is telling. Jockeys don't ride winners by accident at that rate; it suggests Dobbs knows exactly how to get the best from him and that the partnership clicks. Boyfriend's debut win came at Newbury on 22 September 2023, nearly three years ago, and since then he has accumulated nine top-3 finishes alongside his three wins. He races for Richard Hannon's yard at Herridge in Wiltshire, a stable that has sent out 118 winners this season and clearly knows how to place horses at their level. Boyfriend remains active—he raced just a day ago—and appears to be the kind of honest, consistent type that plugs away at Class 4 company, occasionally finding his way into the winner's circle when the pieces align.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
19 Sep
4th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
3 Sep
3rd
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
1 Aug
2nd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
12 Jun
3rd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
28 May
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
18 Apr
8th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 26 runners
26 Sep
6th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
2 Aug
5th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
10 Jul
4th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 12 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 |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 other |
19 Sep |
20% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
14 Oct |
50% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
12 Jun |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 May |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
5 Jun |
0% |