Mr Rafiki
Six races, zero wins, and a single place — on the face of it, Mr Rafiki's record reads like a horse still searching for its moment. The five-year-old has finished in the top four in five of those six outings, which tells a slightly more encouraging story than the bare numbers suggest. Consistent without being a winner is probably the fairest summary.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Trainer
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by the father-and-son partnership of Jonjo and A.J. O'Neill at their yard in Cheltenham, Mr Rafiki is at least in the right hands. That team has sent out 51 winners already this season — a strong total that shows they know how to get horses winning when the opportunity is right. A runner consistently finishing fourth is a horse on the edge of a breakthrough, and yards this productive tend to find the right race eventually.
Raced just yesterday and still clearly in active work, Mr Rafiki is very much a horse in progress. Whether the win comes soon is anyone's guess, but the pieces — a busy, successful yard, consistent top-four finishes, and only five years of age — are not unpromising.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Jul
2nd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
30 Jun
4th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
20 May
4th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
12 Apr
4th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
8 Oct
4th
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · 59 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
16 Jul |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |