Mimime
Mimime is a three-year-old still finding her feet on the racecourse, but her latest victory suggests she may finally be hitting her stride. The horse broke through this week with a win at Southwell, her first success after seven earlier attempts, and has now placed in four of her last six races. That recent form — a win, followed by two second-place finishes — shows genuine progress for a young horse that looked destined to remain a perpetual bridesmaid.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
The real insight into Mimime's ability lies in her distance preferences. Over sprint races of less than five furlongs, she has won 1 of her 3 starts, a striking conversion rate of 33 per cent. Over longer distances, however, she has managed just a place from her remaining five races, suggesting that when the race opens up and asks for sustained speed, she struggles. Michael Appleby's Oakham yard, which has already saddled 71 winners this season, clearly understands this limitation and has started positioning Mimime appropriately. Her breakthrough win came over sprint distances, which appears to be where her real talent lies. If the yard continues to target her at these shorter races, Mimime may yet become a regular visitor to the winner's enclosure rather than the bridesmaid's corner.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by Sprint (< 5f) distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Sep
🏆 Won
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
17 Sep
2nd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
3 Sep
2nd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 7 runners
17 Aug
3rd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
4 Aug
7th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
21 Jul
8th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
18 Jun
10th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
25 May
7th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 other |
26 Sep |
25% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 Aug |
0% |