Hamaleel
Hamaleel is a 3-year-old in the patient hands of trainer
Archie Watson, whose Upper Lambourn yard has been firing on all cylinders this season with 62 winners already on the board. The horse has won just once from 16 races—a breakthrough success at Kempton Park back in January—but that solitary victory came when partnered with jockey
Hollie Doyle, who has a notably better record aboard Hamaleel than the figures might suggest. In their five races together, Doyle has guided the horse to the winner's circle once, a win rate of 1 in 5, which is significantly stronger than Hamaleel's overall 1 win from 16.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real clue to Hamaleel's best chance lies in distance. Over the mile-and-one-furlong to mile-and-two-furlong range, the horse has won 1 of 5 races (20% win rate)—a pocket of genuine form that stands out against a career marked mostly by top-3 finishes without victories. That one win came nine months ago, however, and the recent form chart makes for sobering reading: in the last six races, Hamaleel has finished 6th, 7th, 5th, 3rd, 6th and 2nd. The horse is still active and was last seen just a day ago, so the yard remain engaged, but breaking back into the winner's circle at Class 5 level—where Hamaleel is yet to win in three attempts—will require another strong showing at the sweet spot distances that have brought the best out before.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
6th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 6 runners
3 Sep
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
17 Aug
5th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
17 Jul
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
29 Jun
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
4 Jun
2nd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
4 May
3rd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
25 Mar
5th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
3 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
28 Jan
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
29 Jun |
20% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |