South Kensington
South Kensington has found her level at Brighton, where she is a genuine force to be reckoned with. The five-year-old has won two of her three races at the Sussex track, which is the kind of record that makes a horse worth following. Her most recent victory came just last week, on 6 October, suggesting she is in form and actively racing. For a horse sitting at a 16 per cent win rate overall—winning roughly one race in every six—those Brighton figures stand out as genuinely special. It hints at something about the track, the distances, or the opposition that simply suits her.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Adam Kirby's Newmarket yard has sent out six winners already this season, and South Kensington is proving to be a reliable contributor. His career began with a win at Chelmsford on 21 August 2025, and since then he has built a solid record of four wins and nine top-3 finishes from 25 races. What is striking is not just the wins, but the consistency: she finishes in the top three in more than half her races, which suggests a dependable, genuine racehorse rather than an inconsistent flyer.
Her recent form shows she is capable on her day. In her last six runs, she has picked up a second place and another top-3 finish alongside that Brighton win, though she has also recorded a couple of poor efforts. The gap between her Brighton mastery and her record at higher class levels—she has yet to win in five attempts at Class 5—tells you something important: this is a horse who excels in the right company and at the right track, and that is perfectly respectable. Brighton appears to be her hunting ground, and with her currently active after racing just yesterday, the yard will be watching for the next opportunity to send her back there.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 1 wins from 15 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 13 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
5th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
6 Oct
🏆 Won
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
23 Sep
10th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
10 Sep
2nd
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
30 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
1 Jun
DNF
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
21 May
🏆 Won
1%
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
11 May
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
11 Apr
9th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
28 Mar
6th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 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 |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
6 |
2 seconds, 4 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
15 Oct |
66.7% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
21 May |
33.3% |
| chelmsford |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
21 Aug |
33.3% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
20 Oct |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Apr |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |