Calef
Calef is a two-year-old still searching for a breakthrough after ten races without a win, though a pair of second-place finishes suggest the capability is there somewhere. O'Meara's yard is in fine form this season with 101 winners to its name, so there is clearly expertise on hand to help a young horse develop.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Akela Thoroughbreds Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most telling sign is how close Calef keeps getting. Two placings from ten races is not much, but at this early stage of a two-year-old's career, it indicates the horse is competitive enough to trouble the better animals in its races. The recent form—6-3-4-6-4—reads like a horse that turns up and runs its race without embarrassing itself, which is a solid foundation. Whether Calef has the spark to win races is still an open question, but the yard believes enough in its potential to keep running it, and the evidence suggests patience rather than panic is the right approach.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
6th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
21 Sep
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
7 Sep
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
24 Aug
6th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
6 Aug
DNF
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
26 Jul
4th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
11 Jul
4th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
22 Jun
3rd
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
3 Jun
4th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
18 May
4th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 4 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |