Menzies
Menzies is a three-year-old still hunting for consistency after breaking through with a win at Kempton Park back in February. That victory, eight months ago now, remains the horse's sole success from five races—a 20 per cent win rate that speaks to a talented animal that hasn't quite found its rhythm yet. The recent form tells a frustrating story: a eleventh-place finish just yesterday, preceded by a sixth, a third, first place, and a fifth in the races before that. There's form in there—that third and first show the horse can run well—but there's nothing reliable about it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Oti Racing Edward M Walsh
📊 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 that Menzies clearly has a trip that suits it. Over distances between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, the horse has won one of three races, a 33 per cent win rate at those lengths. That's the kind of pattern trainers build plans around. Harry Eustace's Newmarket yard, which has sent out 24 winners already this season, will be looking to get Menzies back to those distances and hope that the breakthrough at Kempton becomes the foundation for something more solid rather than a one-off flash. The horse is still young and still learning, but with the right races picked, there's potential here waiting to be unlocked.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
11th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 14 runners
28 Apr
6th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 6 runners
14 Mar
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
11 Feb
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
21 Jan
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 13 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
30 Sep |
33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Mar |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
28 Apr |
0% |