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Rioja Alta

6-year-old gelding with a 11% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground over long distance (2m+).
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Australia
Mother
Pavement
Owner
Mrs B M Lofthouse
Rating
103

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
19
Career races
2
Wins
10.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
52.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
12 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 18% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Good (firm-ish)
Yielding
Good to firm
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Avoids
Class 5
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Mar
3rd
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
30 Jan
3rd
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
26 Nov
6th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
7 Nov
7th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
21 Jul
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
28 May
3rd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
15 Mar
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
5 Feb
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
23 Jan
9th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
7 Dec
7th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Conor O'Farrell Current Jockey
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
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
Wetherby
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 17 Mar 0%
Cartmel
Tight
2 1 win, 1 third 21 Jul 50%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 2 thirds 30 Jan 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
1 1 win 5 Feb 100%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 other 4 May 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 third 7 Mar 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 third 4 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Jul 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Aug 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 17 Oct 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 third 30 Sep 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 13 Jun 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 second 15 Mar 0%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 other 7 Nov 0%