Educating Rita
Educating Rita is a 4-year-old trying to find her way in racing after a lengthy losing streak. She has won just twice in 21 career races—once at Catterick Bridge in June 2024 and again at Hamilton Park the following month—but has not crossed the line first since July. That is 27 months without a win, and her recent form tells the story of a horse struggling to recapture that early spark: in her last six races she has finished nowhere near the front, with a best effort of third place.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Redhotgardogs P Kirby
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers are sobering. She has won in roughly 1 in every 10 races she has run (2 wins from 21 starts), and when she steps up to Class 4 company—the higher-level races where she now typically competes—she has failed to win in all nine attempts there. Connor Beasley, her most frequent rider, has managed just one win from eight races aboard her, which suggests the partnership has not quite clicked. Philip Kirby's yard at East Appleton is having a respectable season with 36 winners so far, but Educating Rita has not been among the success stories.
Yet she remains active and racing, which speaks to the determination of her team to find the right race and conditions. With two places to her name from 21 races, she clearly has some ability—the question now is whether that ability will resurface, or whether the horse has simply moved past the moment when she could win.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
6th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
1 Sep
5th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
15 Aug
12th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
24 Jul
3rd
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
11 Jul
14th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
25 Oct
10th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
13 Oct
3rd
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
30 Sep
5th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Soft · 14 runners
21 Sep
4th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
5 Sep
12th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
21 Sep |
25% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Sep |
50% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
13 Oct |
0% |