Tilsworth Turf
Tilsworth Turf is a steady campaigner who has found his niche on wet ground. The six-year-old has won just twice in 29 races—a modest return—but both victories came when the turf was soft or muddy, where he has a win rate of roughly 1 in 3 (2 wins from 7 races). That's a genuine strength in a horse that otherwise struggles to find the winner's enclosure. His last victory came at Ripon on 28 September 2024, more than two years ago, but his performances at Class 6 level, where he has won 2 of 20 races, suggest he is suited to racing against modestly graded opposition.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
Recent form tells the story of a horse finding it hard to land a blow. In his last six runs he has placed just once, finishing third, while collecting a string of eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-place finishes that hint at a horse approaching the end of useful days. Trainer J. R. Jenkins, based at Royston in Hertfordshire, will be hoping wet winter ground brings out the best in Tilsworth Turf again, but the 24-month gap since his last win is a telling detail. Regular jockey Jonny Peate has not won aboard him from five rides, which may also suggest the horse needs the right circumstances—the right ground, the right race, the right pace—to show what he can do. For now, Tilsworth Turf remains a horse with a clear preference and a track record that says he is capable on his day, but those days are coming further and further apart.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 6 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at chelmsford in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Sep
8th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
11 Jun
3rd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
3 Jun
9th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
20 Jan
8th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 9 runners
4 Jan
10th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
21 Oct
9th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
3 Oct
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 10 runners
22 Sep
9th
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
8 Sep
10th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
19 Jul
10th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
6 |
1 third, 5 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| chelmsford |
5 |
5 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
22 Sep |
25% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
19 Jul |
50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jun |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |