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Hungarian

Hungarian is a three-year-old who has been knocking on the door for much of this season, and this week the door finally opened. After a string of placed efforts — finishing in the top four in five of seven career races — the horse got off the mark at Wolverhampton on 17 July 2026, turning consistent near-misses into an actual win. That kind of persistence is worth noting: plenty of horses place regularly without ever converting, so crossing that line first matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Starspangledbanner
Mother
Kendal Mint
Owner
Daniel Macauliffe Anoj Don
Rating
80

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
1
Wins
14.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
57.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The overall record reads one win and four places from seven races, a win rate of roughly 1 in 7, which on its own sounds modest. But zoom in on the 7 furlongs to a mile range and the picture improves considerably — Hungarian has won 1 from 3 at those distances, which works out to about 1 in 3. That is a genuinely strong ratio, and it suggests the yard knows exactly where this horse is most dangerous. Find the right trip and the form lifts noticeably.

What makes the profile a little more complicated is where Hungarian has been running. Three of those seven races have come at Class 2 level — near the top of the British racing ladder — and the horse has yet to win at that grade, drawing a blank in all three. That is not a disgrace; Class 2 fields are competitive, and simply getting placed in them as a three-year-old is respectable. But it does explain why the recent form shows a mix of decent finishes without another win on the board. The horse has been stepping up against serious opposition on a regular basis.

Lemos De Souza, based at Newmarket — the heartland of British flat racing — has had a productive season, sending out 19 winners. Wolverhampton, as an all-weather track that races year-round, rewards horses who handle a consistent, artificial surface, and Hungarian clearly handled it well. With the horse only three years old and racing as recently as yesterday, there is plenty more to come. The question now is whether the yard backs up that Wolverhampton win by dropping back to a distance and class where the form really clicks, or tests the horse at the higher level again. Either way, Hungarian arrives at whatever comes next as a winner — and that changes things.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Jul
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
1 Jun
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
30 Apr
3rd
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
4 Oct
4th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good · 26 runners
5 Sep
3rd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Soft · 5 runners
23 Aug
5th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
28 Jul
2nd
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Darragh Keenan Current Jockey
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

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 17 Jul 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 2 other 4 Oct 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 third 5 Sep 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 second 28 Jul 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 third 30 Apr 0%