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Nice One Eric

Four races into its career, Nice One Eric has already shown it knows how to win. The five-year-old has won 1 from 4 races — a 25% win rate, which is a solid return at this stage — and picked up a place finish along the way, meaning it has come away with something to show from half its outings so far.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
4
Career races
1
Wins
25%
Win rate
avg ~10%
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
27 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That one win came at Southwell on 2nd March 2026, around four weeks ago, and it remains the defining moment of the horse's career to date. Southwell is an all-weather track in Nottinghamshire that rewards horses who handle a consistent, artificial surface, and Nice One Eric clearly handled it well. Whether that will translate to other tracks is the next question worth watching.

The recent form figures — 1-7-8-4, reading from most recent backwards — tell an interesting story. The win is there, but either side of it the results have been modest. That kind of inconsistency is not unusual in a young horse still finding its feet, but it does mean the Southwell win looks slightly isolated for now rather than part of a building pattern. The team will be hoping it marks a turning point rather than a one-off.

Behind the horse is Ben Pauling's yard, based in Naunton in Gloucestershire. Pauling has sent out 86 winners already this season, which puts him firmly in the productive tier of British trainers — a yard operating at that volume knows how to place horses in the right races at the right time. That experience in the background is worth something for a horse still early in its development.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Mar
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Soft
17 Jan
7th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
28 Nov
8th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
22 Oct
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Ben Jones Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
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
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 win 2 Mar 100%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Nov 0%
Worcester
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Oct 0%
Taunton
Undulating
1 1 other 17 Jan 0%