Food For Thought
Food For Thought has shown enough promise to suggest better days are ahead, even if the record so far tells a modest story. A 3-year-old with just one win from seven races, the horse has finished in the placings in four of those efforts—a sign that it is competitive, even if it hasn't quite pieced together a consistent run. That win came at Nottingham on 25 June, and while it is now eight weeks since that success, the recent form shows genuine flickers of ability. In the last six races, Food For Thought has been placed in four of them (finishing second twice and fourth and fifth once each), which suggests the horse knows how to be in the right place at the right time, even when it hasn't crossed the line first.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Hm The King Hm The Queen
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
57.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Distance appears to be the key. Over trips between one mile three furlongs and one mile four furlongs, Food For Thought has won one of three races—a third of the time. That is substantially better than its overall win rate of one in seven, and it points to a horse that settles into its stride over this kind of middle-distance ground. Ralph Beckett's yard at Kimpton has been in excellent form this season, sending out 107 winners, and the trainer will be hoping that Food For Thought's recent consistency translates into another breakthrough soon. There is enough here to suggest this horse is maturing into a race-winning prospect rather than a one-hit wonder.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
5th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
1 Aug
2nd
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
11 Jul
2nd
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
25 Jun
🏆 Won
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 3 runners
29 May
4th
Chepstow
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
6 Oct
2nd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
20 Sep
6th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
25 Jun |
100% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
1 Aug |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |