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Scarfo

Scarfo is a five-year-old with modest credentials who has pieced together a career built more on consistency than flash. Two wins from 39 races tells you everything: this is a horse that shows up, tries hard, and gets in the money more often than it wins. From that tally, it has finished second or third in 11 races—nearly a third of its starts—which suggests a horse that is honest enough to compete but rarely possesses the finishing speed to find the winner's circle.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Soldier's Call
Mother
Midsummer Breeze
Owner
Ian Muir
Rating
48

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
39
Career races
2
Wins
5.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The horse has shown one glimmer of form worth noting. In the spring of 2026, Scarfo posted a win at Chepstow on June 6th, its most recent victory. That win came three months ago, but since then it has struggled. Over its last six outings, it has raced anywhere from 2nd to 6th place, with a 2nd place finish mixed in there—close but not close enough. This current losing streak suggests the horse is treading water at the sort of lower-level races where it typically competes.

Trainer Bernard Llewellyn's yard at Fochriw in Mid Glamorgan has found its way into the winner's circle 12 times this season, so it is not a struggling operation. Yet Scarfo, raced primarily in Class 6 company where it has won just once from 26 attempts, has never quite given Llewellyn a horse he can rely on. The horse performs best at distances between seven furlongs and a mile—winning just once from 12 races at that trip—and has been ridden most frequently by Jason Hart, though that partnership has produced no victories from five attempts. Scarfo races actively, as evidenced by its start just yesterday, and remains in work. For a horse with a 5% win rate, Scarfo is the sort that keeps its trainer and its regular rider looking for the next opportunity rather than expecting one to arrive.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Yet to win at Ffos Las in 6 attempts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Firm (dry)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Loves
5F – 6½F
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Ok
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
3rd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
18 Aug
3rd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
9 Aug
6th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
16 Jul
2nd
Chepstow
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
23 Jun
2nd
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
15 Jun
3rd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
6 Jun
🏆 Won
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
11 May
9th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
4 May
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
28 Mar
13th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
Charlie Tucker
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Shay Farmer
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Elizabeth Gale
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
Wolverhampton
Galloping
11 1 win, 1 second, 9 other 11 May 9.1%
Chepstow
Galloping
10 1 win, 1 second, 3 thirds, 5 other 31 Aug 10%
Ffos Las
Galloping
6 1 second, 3 thirds, 2 other 23 Jun 0%
Redcar
Galloping
2 2 other 18 Oct 0%
Thirsk
Galloping
2 2 other 20 Apr 0%
Bath
Undulating
2 2 other 4 May 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Aug 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Oct 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 5 Dec 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Jan 0%
Beverley
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Sep 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Mar 0%