Hamda's Joy
Hamda's Joy broke through at Brighton this week, securing a first career win on 28 September after eight attempts. The three-year-old has been knocking on the door for a while — six of its last seven races brought places, the kind of consistent running that eventually pays off. It was worth the wait: the win came at a distance where the horse clearly thrives, over seven furlongs to a mile, a range where it has won 1 of 3 races.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 horse runs for Tom Clover's Newmarket yard, which has been prolific this season with 23 winners already sent out. Hamda's Joy remains active after this week's victory, and with that breakthrough now behind it, there will be real interest in what comes next. The form over the last six races reads well — three places, a fourth, another place, and that win. This is a horse that belongs in winning races, not just running in them, and if it stays sound and gets the right opportunities at its favoured distance, there is every reason to think we will see more than one win on the record.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 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)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
🏆 Won
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
1 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
15 Aug
4th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
5 Jul
3rd
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
20 May
2nd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
17 Apr
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
4 Oct
3rd
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
11 Sep
3rd
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
28 Sep |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
5 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
4 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 third |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
20 May |
0% |