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Zoulu Warrior

There is a horse on the British racing circuit right now doing something quietly impressive: winning half its races at the level it knows best. Zoulu Warrior, a 4-year-old trained by Heather Main out of her yard in Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire, has taken 3 wins and 6 places from 17 races overall — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races across its career. That sounds modest until you zoom in. At Class 6, the level where Zoulu Warrior lines up most regularly, it has won 3 of its 6 races. That is a 50% win rate — one in every two. For context, most horses at any level would be considered exceptional if they won a third of their races at a consistent grade. Winning half of them is the kind of record that makes a trainer very reluctant to move a horse up the ladder.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Zoustar
Mother
Serendipitously
Owner
Llewelyn Runeckles And Wetumpka Racing
Rating
66

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
17
Career races
3
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

Zoulu Warrior got off the mark at Chepstow in August 2025, then went on to score again at Wolverhampton on 27 December. That win at Wolverhampton was the most recent victory, now seven months ago, and the recent form figures of 7-14-7-4-1-1 tell an interesting story when you read them right to left. Two wins, then a fourth, then two modest efforts. The last two outings have been 7th and 14th — not the form of a horse firing on all cylinders, and worth keeping in mind for anyone following it closely.

That said, Heather Main's yard has sent out 17 winners this season, which tells you this is an operation that knows how to get horses ready to win. Main, based in the Oxfordshire countryside, has built a steady and productive string, and Zoulu Warrior has clearly been one of her more reliable performers at this level. With the horse having raced just one day ago and still active, there may well be more opportunities ahead — and if it returns to the form that made it so effective earlier in its career, another win in the right conditions would be no surprise at all.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Good (firm-ish)
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Jul
7th
Chepstow
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
19 Jun
14th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
20 Feb
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
19 Jan
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
27 Dec
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
18 Dec
🏆 Won
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
8 Dec
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
25 Nov
9th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
4 Nov
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
30 Sep
2nd
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Saffie Osborne Current Jockey
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Ryan Kavanagh
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
5 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 other 19 Jan 20%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 16 Jul 50%
Southwell
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 20 Feb 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 2 other 19 Jun 0%
Bath
Undulating
1 1 second 30 Sep 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 other 25 May 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Jun 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 25 Nov 0%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Sep 0%