Two Tempting
Two Tempting has won one of the top races in Britain every year from 2024 to 2025, but the seven-year-old's form has become frustratingly inconsistent. The horse won four Class 2 races across thirteen months — at Epsom, Sandown, Chester, and Kempton — before a long drought set in. That Kempton victory on 19 November last year remains the most recent win, and since then Two Tempting has managed only a pair of third-place finishes in six outings, with a fifth and a tenth thrown in along the way. For a horse that has won 9 races from 51 starts — roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races — this recent form is a marked step backwards.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
The key to unlocking Two Tempting lies in ground conditions. On wet or muddy ground, the horse is genuinely formidable: 3 wins from 10 races, a 30% win rate. On slightly soft ground — the sweet spot — the record improves to 3 wins from just 7 races, nearly 43%. The trainer Jonathan Portman knows this well. When the conditions suit, Two Tempting is capable of beating the best at Chester, where it has won 2 of 4 races. The puzzle is that recent form has been so poor despite no shortage of suitable opportunities. Rob Hornby, the most frequent rider, has partnered the horse 23 times for only 2 wins, suggesting the partnership may not be bringing out Two Tempting's best. With a yard sending out 46 winners already this season, there is every reason to believe Portman can find the right formula again. Two Tempting remains a horse worth watching on days when the ground turns heavy and the race conditions play to its strengths.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
✔ Course specialist at Kempton Park: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Goodwood in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Likes
Class 3 (mid-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
5th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
5 Sep
10th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 14 runners
22 Aug
4th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
31 Jul
17th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
7 Mar
3rd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard
7 Feb
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
1 Jan
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 5 runners
11 Dec
3rd
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
19 Nov
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
31 Oct
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 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 |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
11 |
3 wins, 4 seconds, 4 other |
5 Sep |
27.3% |
| Ascot Galloping |
7 |
1 win, 1 third, 5 other |
9 Aug |
14.3% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
7 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 3 other |
5 Jul |
14.3% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
5 |
5 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
4 |
2 wins, 1 third, 1 other |
22 Aug |
50% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
6 Jun |
33.3% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 third |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
11 Dec |
50% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |