Nala The Lioness
Nala The Lioness is a 6-year-old horse that has won exactly once in 21 races — at Windsor back in June — and has not tasted victory since. She carries the kind of racing record that suggests modest ability: a 5% win rate, with eight top-3 finishes to show for her efforts. Right now, she is actively competing and raced just yesterday, finishing second, which at least offers a hint of form after a difficult stretch. Her last six races have yielded a second, a fifth, a seventh, a third, a fourth, and another second — inconsistent enough to suggest she is a horse searching for a level where she can win again.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 interesting detail is what distance and track suit her best. At 1 mile 3 furlongs to 1 mile 4 furlongs, she has won 1 of 4 races — a 25% win rate that stands in sharp contrast to her overall record. Windsor, where she broke her maiden in June, appears to be a track she understands. The problem is that when she steps up in class to compete in the stronger races, she stops winning entirely: 0 wins from 6 races at that level. She is a horse that needs the right conditions — the right distance, the right grade — to be competitive. Nala The Lioness is trained by David Killahena and Graeme McPherson at Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire, a yard that has sent out 18 winners this season. Sam Feilden, her most frequent jockey, has ridden her five times without a win, which suggests the partnership might benefit from a change of approach. With her recent second-place finishes, she is not out of form, but she is searching for that particular sweet spot again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 18 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
2nd
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
18 Sep
5th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
4 Sep
7th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
19 Aug
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
14 Jul
4th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
19 Jun
2nd
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
8 Jun
🏆 Won
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
25 Apr
7th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
4 Apr
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
10 Mar
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 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 |
6 |
2 seconds, 4 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
8 Jun |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Feb |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |