Tahalel
Four races in, and Tahalel is still waiting for her first win — but the numbers tell an interesting story. She has finished in the top three in three of her four races, including two second-place finishes and a third, which means she has been competitive almost every time out. The exception was a 17th-place run that sits awkwardly in her record, a blip that jars against everything else she has shown. At three years old, she is still learning, and the pattern of her recent form — 2nd, 3rd, 17th, 2nd reading from oldest to newest — suggests something clicked again after that rough outing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
75%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Richard Hannon, who trains her out of his yard in Wiltshire, is having a productive season — 115 winners already, which is the kind of output that reflects a well-run operation with horses that know how to win. Hannon himself has been candid about Tahalel. He believes she is genuinely talented, but equally clear-eyed that she has not yet shown everything she is capable of. He has also pointed to her temperament — she is not the easiest horse to get a tune out of, and working out the right distance for her is still a puzzle. That combination of high ability and complicated character is a familiar one in racing, and it can go either way: some horses like that eventually click into place and become something special; others keep you guessing all season.
What makes Tahalef worth watching right now is that she raced just yesterday and is clearly in active campaigning. Hannon and his team are evidently trying to find the race where everything lines up for her — the right trip, the right conditions, the right day. She has been close enough often enough that a win feels overdue rather than unlikely. When it comes, it probably will not be a surprise
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Apr
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
2 Oct
3rd
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
20 Jun
17th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
23 May
2nd
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 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 |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
23 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
2 Oct |
0% |