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Sporty Jim

8-year-old gelding with a 5% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Flemensfirth
Mother
Ma Belle Amie
Owner
Mike McCormick
Rating
85

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
21
Career races
1
Wins
4.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
265 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Returning from a 265-day absence
Yet to win at Warwick in 6 attempts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Jul
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
7 Jun
3rd
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
5 May
4th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
9 Feb
10th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
20 Jan
9th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
31 Dec
5th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
20 Nov
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
24 Sep
4th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Aug
DNF
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
13 Jun
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
A P Heskin
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
Philip Armson
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Robert Dunne Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Fergus Gregory
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Lewis Stones
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Lewis Saunders
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

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Warwick
Sharp
6 2 thirds, 4 other 5 May 0%
Worcester
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 7 Jul 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
2 2 other 26 May 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 30 Dec 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 6 Feb 0%
Perth
Galloping
1 1 win 20 Apr 100%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Feb 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Nov 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 third 7 Mar 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Feb 0%