Ephron
Ephron is a 3-year-old still finding his feet, but his recent breakthrough has given real hope that better is to come. He has won twice from ten races—a 20% win rate—with his first success coming at Redcar on 30 April and his most recent victory at Hamilton Park on 1 August, which was seven weeks ago. For a young horse in his second season of racing, two wins suggests genuine promise rather than a one-hit wonder, though his form since that Hamilton Park win has been patchy: a seventh-place finish just days later, then a sixth, a second-place, another seventh, and most recently a fifth. It's the kind of inconsistency you see in horses still learning their trade.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Middleham Park Racing Lxvi And P Demilow
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Gemma Tutty at Osmotherley in North Yorkshire, Ephron has shown more versatility than his trainer initially expected. Tutty admitted she was surprised by his win on fast, dry ground at Redcar, having thought he would need softer, wetter conditions to show his best form. His owners, Middleham Park Racing, showed real patience with him as a 2-year-old when he was clearly immature, and that patience paid off when he broke through. The trainer believes he will eventually settle at around one mile and two furlongs and suspects he could improve significantly once tracks become softer and wetter—the kind of ground he genuinely likes. With Tutty's yard having already sent out 20 winners this season, Ephron has the backing of a stable in form. He raced just yesterday, so he is actively campaigned. There is unfinished business here.
🎯 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
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Sep
7th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
19 Aug
6th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
1 Aug
🏆 Won
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
29 Jun
7th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
9 Jun
2nd
Carlisle
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
22 May
5th
Haydock Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
30 Apr
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
10 Oct
7th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
25 Sep
6th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
22 Aug
13th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 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 |
|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
15 Sep |
50% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
1 Aug |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |