Charming Fellow
Charming Fellow is a 4-year-old who has taken his time making an impression, winning just 1 of his 15 races so far — roughly 1 in every 15 outings. That sole win came at Pontefract back in October 2024, now nearly 19 months ago, and he hasn't been able to repeat the trick since. His recent run of results — finishing 10th, 6th, 9th, 9th, 6th, and 2nd in his last six races — tells a story of a horse that occasionally gets close without quite getting there.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Shelley Tucker Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's slightly puzzling is where he's been asked to run. Six of his races have come at Class 6, the lowest tier of British racing, and he hasn't won any of them. You might expect a horse to find it easier at the bottom of the ladder, but Charming Fellow hasn't managed to convert. His best record comes over distances of a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, where he's won 1 from 10 races — not eye-catching on paper, but at least that's where his only win arrived.
He's trained by Joe Ponting, who operates a small yard in Wotton-Under-Edge in Gloucestershire. It's a modest operation that has sent out 3 winners this season, so every winner counts. Charming Fellow raced just yesterday, which shows the team are keeping him busy and looking for opportunities. At 4 years old, there's still time to add to that single win — but he'll need to find something he hasn't shown in nearly a year and a half to do it.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 10% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping 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)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 May
10th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
23 Mar
6th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
2 Mar
9th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
17 Feb
9th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · 9 runners
23 Oct
6th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 15 runners
23 Sep
2nd
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
1 Sep
3rd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
1 Aug
7th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
23 Jul
6th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
2 Nov
3rd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
23 Mar |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
21 Oct |
100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
23 Sep |
0% |