Rival
Rival is a hard-knocking eight-year-old who has been chasing a second win for nearly four years. The horse broke through at Ffos Las on 25 September 2022, but that moment of glory now feels like a distant memory. In 33 career races, Rival has managed just one win and seven places — a return of roughly 1 win in every 30 outings. More telling is the recent record: nothing in the last six races, with a sequence of seventh, fifth, sixth, eighth, and fourth finishes mixed in.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Swans Racing Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Rival worth watching is that the horse actually shows up. Despite the meagre win rate, Rival has picked up enough places to stay competitive at Class 5 level, where it wins roughly 1 in every 10 races. That is better than the overall record suggests — at that grade, Rival at least knows where the winning post is. Trained by John & Rhys Flint at Kenfig Hill in Bridgend, a yard that has already sent out eight winners this season, Rival raced just a day ago, confirming that the partnership remains committed to finding that elusive second victory. At eight years old, time is not infinite, but horses like this — persistent, placed, and still in work — often find one more moment in the sun when conditions and fortune align. The wait has been long, but stranger things have happened.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Windsor in 10 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Bath in 7 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Chepstow in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Sep
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
DNF
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
15 Jul
5th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Firm · 8 runners
15 Jun
6th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
6 Jun
8th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
25 Aug
4th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
14 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
21 Jul
4th
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
30 Jun
2nd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
22 Jun
8th
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 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 |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
10 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 7 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
7 |
2 thirds, 5 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
12 Aug |
33.3% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
19 May |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |