Independent Lady
Independent Lady has been a slow burner. The five-year-old won her only race at Hereford back in March, and in the seven months since has managed to finish in the top 3 twice more but hasn't found the winner's enclosure again. That single victory from seven races — roughly a 14% win rate — puts her in the category of a horse that runs regularly but rarely dominates, the kind that keeps her trainer
Nicky Henderson's yard ticking over without threatening to set the track alight.
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
What's encouraging is her preference for longer distances. Over two miles or more, she has won 1 of her 4 races (25%), which is meaningfully better than her overall record and suggests she may have found her ideal trip. Her recent form has been mixed — a second-place finish two runs ago followed by a fourth and two sixth-place finishes, though she has raced within the last day so she remains an active proposition. The puzzle is that when stepped up to Class 4 company — the kind of race where you might expect a horse with a win on her CV to progress — she has yet to strike, going 0 from 3 in that grade. She looks most at home in lower classes at tracks like Hereford, where she knows how to get the job done.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
2nd
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
18 Mar
🏆 Won
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 18 runners
23 Jan
8th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
23 Nov
6th
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
31 Oct
4th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · 59 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 |
|---|
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| hereford |
1 |
1 win |
18 Mar |
100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Feb |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jan |
0% |