Painted Wolf
Painted Wolf is an eight-year-old trying to reignite a campaign that has gone quiet since April. The horse won at Fakenham on 6 April 2026 — its only victory in seven career races — but has not found the winner's enclosure since, managing just two top-3 finishes from the six races that followed. That win rate of one in seven tells you this is a horse operating at a modest level, and the recent form is patchy: a fourth place last time out, a second the race before that, but also a fifth place that suggests confidence is fragile.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
Ben Case's Edgcote yard in Northants has had a solid season with fifteen winners, but Painted Wolf has not been among the success stories. At Class 4 level — mid-tier racing — the horse has yet to win in three attempts, which underlines the struggle. At eight years old, Painted Wolf is not young, and the six-month gap since that solitary Fakenham win suggests the horse may be waiting for the right opportunity to spark again. Whether that comes soon will determine whether this veteran can add to its tally or slip further into the margins.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
4th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
6 Apr
🏆 Won
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
13 Mar
2nd
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
17 Feb
DNF
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · 12 runners
14 Jan
5th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
18 Dec
DNF
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 14 runners
23 Nov
9th
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Fakenham Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
6 Apr |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Feb |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Dec |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |