The most eye-catching number in his record is at Plumpton, where he has won 2 of his 3 races. Winning two-thirds of your races at any track is genuinely remarkable — most good horses never build that kind of dominance at a single venue. It was at Plumpton where he got his first career win back in January 2023, and clearly something about the place suits him. Whether it is the tight, turning track or something else entirely, the record speaks for itself.
He is at his best when given a proper test of stamina — races run over a mile and six furlongs up to two miles — where he has won 2 of 6, a rate of 1 in 3. That is a sharp improvement on his overall record and points strongly to a horse who needs a genuine gallop to show his best. Shorten the trip and you are probably not getting the real El Muchacho.
Trained by Mike Sowersby at Little Barugh in North Yorkshire, he is part of a yard that has sent out 6 winners already this season, so the operation is in decent form. Jockey Bradley Harris has ridden him most often — 7 times together — with 1 win from those 7, a rate of roughly 1 in 7. That is a touch below El Muchacho's overall average, though seven rides together is a reasonable sample.
His most recent win came at Catterick Bridge on New Year's Day 2026, which means he rang in the year in style. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in active training and his recent form — two wins and two thirds from his last six runs — suggests he is carrying that momentum forward. At nine, he is not slowing down just yet.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
5 | 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 24 Feb | 40% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
3 | 2 wins, 1 second | 1 Apr | 66.7% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 19 Mar | 33.3% |
| Fakenham Tight |
3 | 3 thirds | 12 Apr | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 14 Oct | 0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 11 Sep | 0% |
| hereford | 1 | 1 third | 9 Mar | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Nov | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Feb | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Apr | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Jul | 0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 4 Mar | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 15 Nov | 0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 16 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 20 May | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 21 Apr | 0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 | 1 other | 25 May | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Oct | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 25 Mar | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 31 Mar | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Oct | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |