Afraj
Afraj is a 3-year-old on the rise, with a recent win at Kempton Park this week that underlines why the Gosden yard in Newmarket has backed the horse so strongly. The form tells a sharp story: two wins in the last five races, including victories at both Chelmsford and Kempton, bookended by consistent placing performances. Over the past month or so, Afraj has finished first, fourth, third, third, and first — a pattern that shows both the ability to win and the steadiness to pick up a place when not quite getting home. Across its five career races, Afraj has won twice and placed four times, a 40% win rate that says this is a genuinely capable animal, not a one-hit wonder.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
80%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real edge comes over 7 furlongs to a mile, the horse's sweet spot. At that distance, Afraj has won 2 of 3 races — a 67% conversion rate that is markedly better than its overall figures and suggests the Gosdens have worked out exactly how to deploy this horse to best effect. The trainer and his father John Gosden run one of Britain's leading yards, with 140 winners sent out this season alone, so the decision to race Afraj at distance is plainly not a guess. Having just raced a day ago and returned victorious, the horse is clearly in form and ready to race again soon. For a 3-year-old with this profile — winning consistently, proven at the right distance, trained by one of the country's best yards — Afraj represents the kind of smooth progression that often builds into something more valuable as the season unfolds.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 67% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 10 runners
22 Jul
4th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
25 Jun
3rd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
5 Jun
3rd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
26 Nov
🏆 Won
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 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 |
|---|
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 win |
26 Nov |
100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
26 Aug |
100% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
25 Jun |
0% |