Shabab Al Ahli
Shabab Al Ahli is a three-year-old who has done everything asked of it so far — which, admittedly, is one race, but it won that race. The victory came at Southwell on 5th February 2026, making this a debut winner with a perfect record of one run, one win.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
100%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives that result some extra weight is who is behind it. Shabab Al Ahli is trained by Charlie Appleby, one of the most powerful operations in British racing, based out of Newmarket in Suffolk. The yard has already sent out 122 winners this season alone — that is not a yard that wastes its time running horses before they are ready. When Appleby puts a young horse on the track for the first time, it is usually because the team believes it belongs there.
Having not raced for 52 days, Shabab Al Ahli has had a short freshen-up since that winning debut. Whether it returns a better horse is the question worth watching. A record of 1 from 1 tells you almost nothing about a horse's ceiling, but it tells you everything about its floor — this one has already shown it can win, and it has a trainer who will know exactly where to point it next.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Feb
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 4 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 Feb |
100% |