Dr Ali
Dr Ali is a 4-year-old having what you might charitably call a rebuilding season. With 2 wins from 28 races, the horse wins roughly 1 in every 14 attempts — not the kind of win rate that gets your pulse racing. But the interesting thing is what happens when jockey
Jonny Peate climbs aboard. In their 11 races together, Peate has won on Dr Ali twice, which is an 18% win rate — nearly three times better than the horse's overall form. That gap suggests there might be something about the jockey's style, or perhaps just luck, that brings out the best in this particular runner. When they've clicked, it's worked; when they haven't been paired together, Dr Ali has mostly circled the track in the placings without winning.
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
The horse runs best at distances between 5 furlongs and 6½ furlongs, winning 2 of 18 races over that stretch — still modest, but the clearest pattern in the form book. Both of Dr Ali's wins came at sprint distances: the first at Kempton Park on 19 January 2026, and the second at Wolverhampton just over seven months ago on 24 March. Since then, nothing. The horse was out again just yesterday and finished fifth, continuing a run of 6 races without a winner.
Trainer J. R. Jenkins, based at Royston in Hertfordshire, has saddled the horse through most of this campaign. Jenkins's yard has sent out 6 winners this season, so the trainer clearly knows how to prepare a runner, even if Dr Ali isn't quite operating at the level his record suggests he might be capable of. The form speaks for itself — a steady mid-field competitor who occasionally finds the winning post, and worth following when Peate is in the saddle.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
8 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
7 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
18 Jun
5th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
2 Jun
6th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
28 Apr
6th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
24 Mar
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
10 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
24 Feb
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 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 |
6 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 3 other |
5 Oct |
16.7% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 1 second, 4 other |
19 Jan |
16.7% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
28 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
18 Nov |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |