Lopeo
Lopeo is a three-year-old with a story that's just beginning to unfold. A year ago, in September 2025, he broke his duck in a top-level Class 2 race at Goodwood, and that breakthrough victory at a major track suggested the horse had real potential. His jockey
Rossa Ryan said afterward that "the penny has nowhere near dropped," a telling phrase that meant Lopeo was still learning the job but doing so in the right way. Since then, though, the horse has been frustratingly inconsistent—he's picked up two more places in his last six runs, but also a fourth and a fifth, suggesting he remains a work in progress rather than a finished product.
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 genuinely interesting about Lopeo is his trainer's conviction. David Menuisier, based at Pulborough in West Sussex, has been explicit: he sees Lopeo as "a strong stayer in the making." That matters because stayers—horses built for longer distances—often take time to come good. The yard has had a decent season with 20 winners, but Menuisier is willing to be patient with this particular horse. In his most recent race, just a day ago, Lopeo ran second to Al Azd, which proved he could handle faster, drier ground. Menuisier is now planning to step him up in class and distance, with a valuable three-year-old staying race at Doncaster on the agenda. For now, Lopeo has won just 1 of his 7 races and picked up 4 places—a modest win rate that masks a genuine amateur waiting to grow into his job. He's one worth keeping an eye on.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Sep
4th
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 8 runners
4 Jul
DNF
Newmarket
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
6 Jun
2nd
Doncaster
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
25 Apr
2nd
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
6 Oct
5th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 5 runners
2 Sep
🏆 Won
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 3 runners
3 Aug
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 5 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 |
|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
2 Sep |
100% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |