Explosive Finnish
Explosive Finnish is a 3-year-old with real promise lurking just beneath the surface. The horse has only won once in nine races so far — a breakthrough victory at York this week on 24 July 2026 — but the consistency in recent form suggests better days are coming. Over the last six outings, Explosive Finnish has placed in five of them, finishing second twice and third twice, with only one unplaced run mixed in. That kind of reliability, even without winners, often indicates a horse learning its trade and finding the right level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The win at York, coming after a string of near-misses, is the sort of moment that matters. Explosive Finnish had been knocking on the door repeatedly — those back-to-back third-place finishes followed by two seconds show a horse that belongs in races but hadn't quite got over the line until this week. Kevin and Lauren Frost's yard at Averham Park in Nottinghamshire has sent out three winners this season, and breaking the duck with Explosive Finnish suggests the training plan is working. At just three years old and still learning, this horse has shown enough to believe there are more wins to come, especially if it can keep finding its way back to tracks and conditions that suit it.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Jul
🏆 Won
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
27 Jun
5th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Chester
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
31 May
2nd
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
4 May
3rd
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
7 Apr
3rd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
20 Nov
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
31 Oct
4th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
5 Jul
5th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 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 |
|---|
| York Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
24 Jul |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 thirds |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
4 May |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
31 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 second |
12 Jun |
0% |