What makes this particularly puzzling is that My Mate Beattie has been kept firmly at the lowest level of British racing — Class 6, the entry-level tier where the weakest horses compete. Even there, across 11 races at that level, the win column reads zero. If a horse can't find a race to win at the very bottom of the ladder, it raises genuine questions about whether that winning moment will ever come.
Scott Dixon, who trains the horse from his yard in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, is clearly a capable operator — his team has sent out 33 winners already this season, so the training isn't the issue. My Mate Beattie raced just yesterday, which means the yard are keeping the horse busy and hopeful. Sometimes a horse just needs one thing to click — the right trip, the right day, the right race — but at 24 attempts and counting, patience is being tested.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
5 | 2 seconds, 3 other | 18 Nov | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 | 1 second, 4 other | 2 Jun | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 21 May | 0% |
| chelmsford | 3 | 1 third, 2 other | 16 Oct | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Nov | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Jul | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 May | 0% |