Worlington
Worlington is a work in progress at
George Boughey's Newmarket yard, a 3-year-old who has won just once in ten races but shows enough promise to suggest there is more to come. That single victory came at Ffos Las in late June, and while two months have now passed without another win, his recent form hints at a horse learning his trade rather than one out of his depth. In his last six races he has finished nowhere worse than fourth, with a second and two fourths among those outings — the sort of consistent placing record that trainers often read as encouragement in a young horse still finding its feet.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ed Ware Ed Babington Partners
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Boughey's assessment is telling: Worlington is raw and unfinished, a big animal who has never truly switched on in his earlier races but improves sharply when stepped up in distance. The trainer was actually surprised by how unlucky the horse ran on debut in handicap company — the kind of remark that suggests Boughey sees genuine talent struggling to break through rather than a plodder masking time. With 99 winners sent out from the yard this season, Boughey has no shortage of ammunition in his stable, which means the investment in Worlington's gradual development likely reflects genuine belief. At just 3 years old and still actively racing, there is time for this horse to click into gear. The next step will be finding the right race and the right distance where everything aligns.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
5th
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 5 runners
30 Jul
4th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
6 Jul
9th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 8 runners
23 May
4th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
20 Apr
2nd
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
24 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 9 runners
12 Dec
8th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
20 Nov
8th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
5 Nov
9th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 9 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Jun |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |