Rhodes Runner
Rhodes Runner is a two-year-old still finding its feet, but the signs are increasingly encouraging. Trained by
Ralph Beckett's busy Kimpton yard, it has won twice in nine races and finished in the first four in seven outings overall — a promising win rate for a horse at this stage of its career. What matters more than the bare numbers is the trajectory: Rhodes Runner has won two of its last six races, including a victory at Ffos Las just this week, suggesting the horse is getting better as it gains experience.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Nick Bradley Racing 28
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real story lies in what suits this horse. Over distances of five to six and a half furlongs — the sweet spot for a young two-year-old — Rhodes Runner has won two of five races, a 40 per cent win rate that stands out. That's the distance where everything clicks. Beyond that range, it struggles to reproduce the same form, so trainer Ralph Beckett's team clearly knows where to aim. The two wins, at Chester on 19 September and then at Ffos Las eight days later, came within that window, and the pattern suggests future targets should follow the same blueprint.
With just one day between its last race and now, Rhodes Runner is being kept busy and active — a sign the yard believes there is more to come from this young horse. It remains a work in progress, but a genuinely interesting one.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 40% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 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
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Sep
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
19 Sep
🏆 Won
Chester
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 8 runners
7 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
27 Aug
4th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
8 Aug
6th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
23 Jul
4th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
3 May
4th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 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 |
|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
27 Sep |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 win |
19 Sep |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |