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Gherkin

8-year-old gelding with a 12% win rate who thrives on slightly slow all-weather.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Coach House
Mother
Our Piccadilly
Owner
Mrs Gill Shire
Rating
50

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
32
Career races
4
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
43.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
150 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 standard_to_slow ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 150-day absence
Yet to win at Bath in 6 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft
Avoids
Good to firm
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5
Class 6
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, undulating
Right-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Oct
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 11 runners
16 Jun
7th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
27 May
12th
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
11 Nov
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
31 Oct
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
14 Oct
2nd
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 11 runners
6 Sep
7th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
26 Aug
4th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
9 Jul
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
22 Apr
5th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
15.4%
Win rate
2/13
Won / Rode
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Dane O'Neill
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Callum Hutchinson Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Kempton Park
Galloping
7 2 wins, 2 thirds, 3 other 6 Sep 28.6%
Windsor
Sharp
6 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 1 other 14 Oct 16.7%
Bath
Undulating
6 2 seconds, 1 third, 3 other 30 Oct 0%
Brighton
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 19 Oct 50%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
2 2 other 9 Jul 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 11 Nov 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 2 other 16 Jun 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 14 Sep 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Jul 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 27 May 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 1 Nov 0%