Dear My Friend
6-year-old gelding with a 26% win rate who thrives on standard all-weather surface.
Owner
Middleham Park Racing XXV & Michael Lai
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
36.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Feb
7th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
4 Dec
4th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
14 Sep
14th
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
22 Aug
15th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
28 Jul
3rd
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
29 Jun
5th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
18 May
8th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
29 Mar
13th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
4 Feb
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 5 runners
1 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
29 Mar |
66.7% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
26 May |
100% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
14 Jun |
100% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Feb |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Dec |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Sep |
0% |