Head Girl
Head Girl has tasted real success at the right distance, but her progress has stalled since summer. The three-year-old broke through for her first and only win at Beverley on 28 July in a race over one mile six furlongs, and that victory suggests she has genuine ability over staying distances. At races between one mile six furlongs and two miles, she has won 1 of 4 (25%), a win rate that marks her as a horse with genuine pace over ground that suits her. From her last six outings, she has recorded only a second place and a third, sandwiched between a string of unplaced runs. That eighth and ninth placings show she is struggling to reproduce her early form.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Nicholas Jones Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Eight weeks have elapsed since her last win, a gap that says something has gone wrong in her preparation or her physical condition. Jonathan Portman's yard at Upper Lambourn has been firing in winners this season — 46 so far — so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses ready. Head Girl may simply need patience, time, and a return to the sort of two-mile gallop where she has shown she belongs. She raced just a day ago, so she is being kept in work, but her win rate of 1 in 9 overall tells you she is a horse for the loyal rather than the hopeful. She is a work in progress.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard 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)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Sep
8th
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 10 runners
29 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
28 Jul
🏆 Won
Beverley
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
1 Jul
9th
Epsom Downs
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
30 May
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
27 Apr
9th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
30 Oct
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
9 Oct
6th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
22 Sep
11th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 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 |
2 other |
27 Apr |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
28 Jul |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
30 May |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |