Fractional
Fractional has won just once in seven career races, but that breakthrough came this week at Thirsk, and it hints at where this three-year-old might finally start delivering consistent results. The horse was placed five times before breaking through, suggesting there was genuine ability trapped behind a run of near-misses — the kind of pattern that frustrates the yard until that elusive first victory arrives. Now that it has, there is every reason to believe Fractional can build on it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Dunchurch Lodge Stud Company
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The clue to what suits this horse lies in its distance preference. Over seven furlongs to a mile, Fractional has won 1 of 3 races, a win rate of roughly one win in every three attempts — a marked improvement on its overall record of one win from seven. William Haggas, the Newmarket trainer, knows what works, and his yard has already sent out 170 winners this season. The recent form tells a story of gradual improvement: three placings in the last six races suggest Fractional is finding its feet at three years old, and with the confidence of a maiden win now banked, the focus should be on races at that favourable middle distance where the horse has shown it belongs.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Sep
🏆 Won
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
27 Jul
3rd
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
3 Jul
3rd
1
Chepstow
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
11 Jun
2nd
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 4 runners
16 May
5th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 6 runners
21 Oct
3rd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
12 Sep
5th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
14 Sep |
100% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
21 Oct |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
27 Jul |
0% |