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Miss Willows

Miss Willows is seven years old and still grafting away in the lower ranks of British racing, a horse that wins roughly once every ten races but shows real sparkle when the conditions and course suit her. She has picked up three wins and five places from 29 races, the kind of career record that speaks to a genuine trier rather than a star—but there is something worth watching here nonetheless.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Outstrip
Mother
Wotatomboy
Owner
Simon Whitaker
Rating
57

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
29
Career races
3
Wins
10.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
17.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The pattern in her racing is telling. At distances between seven furlongs and a mile, she has won 3 of her 19 races, nearly a 16 per cent win rate, which means she genuinely likes that range. At Catterick Bridge, a track she has learned well over several campaigns, she has won 2 of her 13 races there—a course specialist record that matters when you race at this level. Her record in the lower classification races (Class 6) is her most impressive: 3 wins from 16 outings, a 19 per cent win rate that shows she belongs in that band and may struggle to step up further.

Ridden most often by Ben Sanderson, she has won once from seven races together, a partnership that has produced a respectable 14 per cent win rate. Simon Whitaker's yard at Scarcroft in West Yorkshire has sent out four winners this season, a modest tally suggesting a small operation that finds the occasional winning opportunity. Her most recent victory came at Redcar on 24 September 2025—now eleven months in the past—and she is still racing actively, having run just a day ago. Her form over those last six outings has been patchy: a fourth-place finish most recently, followed by eighth, second, tenth and eleventh before a win earlier in the sequence. She remains a horse that can surprise at the right track with the right set-up, even if the big days are almost certainly behind her.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 16% 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 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
4th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
14 Aug
8th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
16 Jun
2nd
Beverley
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
3 Jun
10th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
10 Apr
11th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
24 Sep
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
9 Sep
5th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
7th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
9 Jul
9th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
10 Jun
5th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Phil Dennis
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Joanna Mason Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Ben Curtis
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
13 2 wins, 1 second, 10 other 26 Aug 15.4%
Newcastle
Galloping
4 4 other 24 Sep 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
3 3 other 14 Aug 0%
Redcar
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 24 Sep 50%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 2 other 24 Jul 0%
Ripon
Sharp
2 2 other 3 Jun 0%
Chester
Tight
1 1 other 15 Sep 0%
Beverley
Undulating
1 1 second 16 Jun 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 11 May 0%