Tinsel
Tinsel is a three-year-old with just one win from eleven races, but that solitary victory tells a story worth paying attention to. The horse broke through at Wolverhampton in December and has been racing consistently ever since, though without quite finding the form to match that early success. With recent finishes reading 10-9-4-9-4-1 across the last six outings, Tinsel shows occasional promise — a couple of fourth-place finishes suggest the horse can run respectably on its day — but ten months without another win is a long stretch at this age.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
A Bevan I Mcmillan Glassex Holdings
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is Tinsel's preference for races over roughly a mile and a bit further. Over distances between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, the horse has won 1 of 3 races — a third of the time, which is dramatically better than its overall record of 1 win in 11. That's the kind of pattern worth watching. The horse clearly has something to offer at that distance, even if it hasn't yet strung together consistent form. Trained by Hughie Morrison's East Ilsley yard, which has already sent out twenty winners this season, Tinsel has the support of a stable that knows how to get horses to the track ready to run. Racing actively suggests the team believes there is more to come, even if recent results have been frustratingly uneven. For a horse still learning its trade at three, there is time yet.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
10th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
9 Sep
9th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 12 runners
26 Aug
4th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 12 runners
27 Jul
9th
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
5 May
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 4 runners
20 Dec
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
19 Nov
6th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
12 Oct
10th
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
28 Sep
4th
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Heavy · 7 runners
15 Sep
5th
Brighton
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 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 |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
5 Oct |
33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |