Forager
Forager is a 4-year-old with a knack for picking the right conditions. The horse has won five races from twenty starts—a solid 25 percent win rate—but the real story lies in what happens when the ground hardens up. On fast, dry ground, Forager is a different proposition entirely, winning roughly 4 of every 9 races it runs on that surface. By contrast, it struggles badly when the track is wet or soft. This is the kind of preference that can make or break a horse's year, and it explains why recent runs tell a mixed tale: after a win at Bath just this week, Forager came ninth and seventh in its two starts before that, suggesting it may have been running on unsuitable ground.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Simon Pearce at Newmarket, Forager made its winning debut at Beverley in late July 2024 and has been a consistent presence in Class 5 races—the bread-and-butter level where most horses spend their careers. The win rate there sits at 22 percent (2 wins from 9 races), which is respectable if not spectacular. Tyler Heard has been Forager's regular pilot, though the jockey-horse partnership hasn't clicked quite as hoped, with just one win from five rides together. The Bath victory this week suggests the horse is still sharp and still capable of finding the winner's circle when conditions play into its hands. For a trainer sending out five winners from a relatively modest yard, Forager represents the kind of honest, bread-and-butter winner that keeps the operation ticking over.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 4 wins from 9 starts (44%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
3 Sep
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
11 Aug
7th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
22 May
9th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
4 Nov
6th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
14 Oct
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
13 Sep
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
20 Aug
19th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
11 Jul
6th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 18 runners
13 Jun
🏆 Won
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 16 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 |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 other |
3 Sep |
20% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
20 Aug |
33.3% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
14 May |
50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
29 Sep |
100% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
30 Jul |
100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 May |
0% |