Scarfo

Those recent runs tell a more interesting story than the overall record. In its last six races, Scarfo has finished 7th, 9th, 1st, 3rd, 2nd, and 2nd — read the other way round, that is a horse that has gone from struggling to consistently knocking on the door. The win in that sequence came at Chepstow just six weeks ago, and with a race just yesterday, Scarfo is clearly being kept busy by Bernard Llewellyn's yard in Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan. Llewellyn's team has sent out 12 winners this season, so this is a yard in decent form, and Scarfo's recent results suggest it is one of the horses carrying that momentum.

The overall numbers do require some honesty, though. Scarfo competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, and has won just 1 of 26 races at that level — about 1 in every 26. That is a thin return, and it tells you this is a horse finding life competitive even at the bottom rung. Its best distance bracket is 7 furlongs to a mile, where it has won 1 from 12 races, or roughly 1 in 12 — better odds than its overall record, and a useful pointer for anyone watching its next run.

One relationship worth noting is with jockey Jason Hart, who has ridden Scarfo five times without a win between them. That is not necessarily a damning verdict — five rides is a small sample — but the fact that Scarfo's most recent victory came without Hart suggests the combination has yet to click. The first career win came at Wolverhampton in July 2024, and the second at Chepstow this summer, two very different tracks, which at least hints this horse is not entirely dependent on one specific set of conditions to show its best.

Scarfo is not a horse that will make headlines. But it is in form, it is active, and right now it is finishing second in back-to-back races. Someone is going to be very pleased when it converts one of those into a win.