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7-year-old gelding with a 22% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Mahler
Mother
Gudnis Gracious Me
Owner
C & C Boultbee Brooks
Rating
105

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
4
Wins
22.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
14 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3
Class 4
Ok
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Ok
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Wide and galloping

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Mar
🏆 Won
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
16 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
11 Feb
DNF
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
18 Jan
4th
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
31 Dec
🏆 Won
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
6 Dec
🏆 Won
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
11 Nov
3rd
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
22 Mar
3rd
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
18 Feb
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
23 Jan
🏆 Won
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Richard Patrick Current Jockey
22.2%
Win rate
2/9
Won / Rode
Ned Fox
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Chepstow
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 15 Mar 50%
Wetherby
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 11 Feb 50%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 16 Feb 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 win 23 Jan 100%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 win 31 Dec 100%
hereford 1 1 third 12 Nov 0%
Ludlow
Undulating
1 1 third 21 Mar 0%
Taunton
Undulating
1 1 other 11 Mar 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Feb 0%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 other 18 Jan 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 third 22 Mar 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 second 1 Jun 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Oct 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 other 18 Feb 0%