My Mate Kev
My Mate Kev has found his level at the lower rungs of flat racing but has fallen on harder times lately. The 4-year-old has won just 2 of his 19 career races—a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 attempts—but there is a useful pattern buried in those numbers. When racing at Class 5, the bottom tier of competitive races, he has won 2 from 7 starts, a win rate of about 1 in 3, which suggests he is genuinely competitive when the opposition is within his reach. His other two placings have come mostly at higher levels, where the step up in quality has proved too much.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Strawberry Fields Stud
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Tomorrow
Wolverhampton (AW)
About 6 furlongs · Standard all-weather surface · 13 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
His last victory came at Newmarket on 16 May 2025, and since then he has not found the winner's enclosure. His recent form reads 4-7-7-2-7-6 across his last six races—a string that includes one second-place finish but otherwise a run of disappointment. Just yesterday he ran again, which shows Chris Dwyer's Newmarket yard is keeping him active and looking for an opening. Dwyer's stable has produced 8 winners already this season, so there is genuine racing quality in the operation, even if My Mate Kev has lost his way for now. Whether a drop back to Class 5 company might spark another win remains to be seen, but at the moment he is a horse whose best days may well be behind him.
⚡ 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 6 starts (17%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
10 Sep
7th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
30 Aug
7th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
18 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
19 May
7th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
7 May
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
21 Apr
5th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
29 Mar
12th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
23 Oct
9th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
16 Sep
12th
Great Yarmouth
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
23 Oct |
50% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 May |
100% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jul |
0% |