Grey Fox
Grey Fox is a nine-year-old who has been around the block enough times to know the difference between a genuine winning opportunity and a day out. With four wins from 35 races across his career, he wins roughly 1 in every 9 times he runs — not the kind of win rate that gets you noticed, but solid enough for a horse still competing regularly at his level. What's more telling is where those wins have come from. He does noticeably better in the lower-tier races where he typically competes, winning 3 of his 14 starts in that class. At Windsor, he has found the track to his liking, winning two of his ten visits there. Most promisingly, he showed a real preference for the longer distances of 1m6f to 2m, winning 1 in 5 races over that trip — a significant advantage in a field of horses who might struggle to settle into that kind of grind.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
The bad news is that it has been a long, slow fade. His last win came at Kempton Park on 26 March 2025, nearly eighteen months ago now. Since then, he has struggled to get his head in front, drawing a blank across his last six races. His most recent run, just a day ago, saw him finish seventh — nowhere near the placings he managed earlier in that sequence when he was picking up minor placing money. Hector Crouch, his regular pilot, rode him to that single win from five races together, a 20% return that at least suggests the partnership has had its moments. Under trainer Emma Lavelle's care at Ogbourne Maizey in Wiltshire, Grey Fox remains genuinely competitive for someone his age, but the gap between what he did and what he is doing now tells the story of a horse losing ground to the clock.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
5th
Bath
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
28 Aug
7th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
14 Aug
3rd
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
23 Jun
6th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
1 Jun
6th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
23 Jul
9th
Salisbury
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
24 May
4th
Salisbury
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
21 Apr
5th
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
26 Mar
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 6 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Mr Cameron Johnstone-Baker
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
10 |
2 wins, 1 second, 7 other |
20 Jul |
20% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
6 |
1 win, 1 second, 4 other |
21 Apr |
16.7% |
| Newbury Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
14 Aug |
20% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
3 |
3 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jun |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |