Ebt's Guard
Ebt's Guard is a five-year-old that has carved out a respectable career among the better-class races in Britain, but faces a familiar problem: consistent form is proving harder to find than occasional brilliance. The horse has won four times in 40 races—roughly one victory in every ten outings—and those wins have come in top-class company. Two of them arrived at Class 2 level, the kind of races that matter, including a success at Ascot in August 2025 and another at Newbury that April. Yet that Ascot win now sits 14 months in the past, which tells you something about Ebt's Guard's recent trajectory. In its last six races, the horse has finished in the top 3 four times but has not won, a pattern of near-misses that suggests it remains capable but is struggling to find the winning formula at present.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
When the ground and distance align, Ebt's Guard shows genuine quality. At races between seven furlongs and a mile—its preferred trip—the horse has won 2 of 13 starts, a 15 per cent win rate that stands well above its overall average. Ascot brings out the best in the horse too. In ten races there, it has won twice, making it a genuine course specialist in a yard that combines decent form with real ambition. William Muir and Chris Grassick's Lambourn operation has sent out 20 winners this season, and Ebt's Guard remains an active part of their programme after racing just a day ago. Lewis Edmunds has ridden the horse most regularly, though their partnership has yielded only 2 wins from 24 races together. For a horse that clearly possesses the ability to win at the highest levels it contests, finding that next victory has become the challenge.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 15% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Likes
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
3rd
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 21 runners
12 Sep
3rd
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
29 Aug
4th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
8 Aug
4th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
31 Jul
9th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
17 Jun
4th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 30 runners
16 May
4th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
18 Apr
18th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 26 runners
1 Dec
4th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
10 |
2 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, 4 other |
17 Oct |
20% |
| Newbury Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
16 May |
20% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
4 |
2 seconds, 2 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
27 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
1 Dec |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
7 Jun |
100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
31 Aug |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 Oct |
0% |