Free World
Free World has won just once in ten races, but that single victory at Catterick Bridge two months ago shows the horse knows how to get the job done when conditions line up right. The five-year-old, trained by
Ian Williams at Portway in Worcestershire, has picked up two placings alongside that win, giving a career record of 1-2 from 10 starts. That win rate of roughly 1 in 10 races is modest, but the real story lies in where Free World performs best: over the longer distances, from a mile and six furlongs up to two miles, the horse has won 1 of 5 races — a rate of one win in every five attempts at that trip. That is a meaningful difference, and suggests the horse settles better when asked to stay.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Freeworld Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form has been patchy. Free World came eighth on the last outing just a day ago, following a fourth place and a fourth place in the two races before that. Earlier this season brought a ninth, but a second-place finish showed there is still competitive racing in the tank. At five years old, Free World is mature enough to know its own level, and the fact that it continues to race suggests the yard believes there are races out there to win. Ian Williams' operation at Portway has sent out 96 winners this season, so there is proven strength in the yard's ability to place horses correctly and get the best from them when it matters.
⚡ 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: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Fast (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
2nd
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
11 Sep
8th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
14 Aug
4th
Newmarket
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
4 Jul
4th
Nottingham
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
13 Jun
9th
Sandown Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
13 May
16th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 17 runners
10 Jan
9th
meydan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
13 Dec
4th
meydan
1m3f – 1m4f · Fast · 10 runners
8 Nov
9th
meydan
7f – 1m · Fast · 15 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 |
|---|
| meydan |
3 |
3 other |
10 Jan |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
4 Aug |
100% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
5 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |