Serengeti Sunrise
Serengeti Sunrise has been waiting a long time for his moment. The five-year-old broke through for his first and only win at Wolverhampton back in October 2023, and in the 35 months since then, he has not found the winner's enclosure again despite racing consistently. Over 22 career races, he has won just once and placed three times—a 5 per cent win rate that tells the story of a horse who slots in at the lower end of the racing ladder but keeps coming back.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Ladies Who Gin 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 Serengeti Sunrise worth watching is his performance over seven furlongs to a mile, where he has won 1 of his 9 races, a winning rate of about 11 per cent—notably better than his overall record. At Class 5 level, where he has competed four times, he has won once, which is a 25 per cent win rate and suggests he can be competitive when matched at his natural level. His trainer believes there is more to come. The yard saw enough potential in him to buy him back and reckons he will improve as he strengthens up, particularly when racing on grass. His form over the past six runs has been patchy—eleventh, eighth, sixth, fourth, eleventh—with no wins in that stretch, but he raced just a day ago, proving he is still active and still trying. For a horse who has carried frustration for so long since his sole success, there is something quietly persistent about that.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 13 starts (8%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 7 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Aug
11th
Musselburgh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
11 May
8th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
3 May
DNF
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
15 Feb
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Feb
4th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
12 Dec
11th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
5 Dec
9th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
13 Jun
14th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
12 May
10th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
23 Apr
2nd
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Heavy · 19 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
7 |
7 other |
12 Dec |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
6 Feb |
33.3% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Feb |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |