Maximum Velocity
Maximum Velocity has managed just one win from 14 races so far, though that victory at Redcar back in May showed the horse does have the ability to get its head in front. A 3-year-old trained by
Nigel Tinkler at Langton in North Yorkshire, the horse has picked up five places alongside that single win — the kind of record that suggests it runs consistently without quite delivering often enough. Recent form has been frustrating: six races without a win, with finishes of tenth, sixth, fifth, second, third, and ninth. That second place shows it can get close, but closing the gap has proved difficult.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
In For A Penny Partnership & Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Where Maximum Velocity shows promise is over the middle distances between seven furlongs and a mile. Over that trip it has won 1 of 6 races — better than half its overall win rate — which is the kind of pattern worth noting. The horse is ridden most often by Rowan Scott, though they have not yet found the winning formula together across five rides. Tinkler's yard is in good form this season with 37 winners to its name, so the horse is being trained by someone capable of getting the best from their runners. The fact that Maximum Velocity has not won since May, despite racing regularly, suggests it may need to find something extra to get back in the winners' enclosure, but consistency through the placings at least shows it is competing at a level where it belongs.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ 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 (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Sep
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
19 Aug
6th
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
7 Aug
5th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
26 Jun
3rd
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
5 Jun
9th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
18 May
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
25 Apr
10th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
13 Apr
2nd
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
26 Mar
9th
Southwell
7f – 1m · 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 |
|---|
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
2 seconds |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
18 May |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Mar |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Aug |
0% |