Educating Rita
Educating Rita has not found the winner's circle in nearly two years. The four-year-old won twice in its first season of racing — once at Catterick Bridge in June 2024 and again at Hamilton Park in July that year — but has gone winless in 13 races since, including 0 wins from 9 attempts in higher-grade Class 4 contests. Over 19 races overall, the horse has won just 2 and placed in 8, which works out to roughly 1 win every 10 races and a place in about 4 out of every 10 attempts.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Today
Ripon
About 6 furlongs · Soft, spongy ground · 10 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Recent form has been patchy. In the last six races, there have been no wins — just a couple of placed finishes and a string of mid-field efforts. Connor Beasley, who has ridden the horse most often, has managed 1 win from 8 races together, a similar win rate to the horse's career record. Educating Rita is trained by Philip Kirby at East Appleton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has been productive this season with 36 winners sent out. The horse raced just a day ago, so it remains in active work, but the long drought without success and the inability to crack Class 4 company suggest this is a horse running out of higher targets. At this stage, it looks like a utility performer better suited to the lower grades where it enjoyed those two early wins.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 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 Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
18 Jul
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
28 Jun
10th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 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 |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
21 Sep |
25% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| 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% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
18 Jun |
100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
13 Oct |
0% |