African Spirit
African Spirit is a five-year-old that has spent its career chasing the consistency that has eluded it. With just one win from twelve races, it wins roughly once every twelve attempts—a win rate that tells you this is a horse at the lower end of the racing spectrum, one that shows up day after day without often finding the winner's enclosure. The single win came back in September 2023 at Newcastle, a milestone now over two years in the past. Since then, it has placed four times but not won again, and its most recent six races—which ended just a day ago—show a horse struggling to recapture that form: third, third, eighth, seventh, eighth, eighth. That final sequence reads like a horse gradually losing confidence.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes African Spirit's record slightly more interesting is its preference for the 7-furlong to 1-mile distance, where it has won 1 of 5 races (a 20% rate), compared to its overall 8% record elsewhere. There is a track too where it has shown something approaching form: at the lower Class 5 level, it has won 1 from 4 races (25%), suggesting it performs best when the company is right and the trip suits. For now, though, the horse is trained by Ian Williams at Portway in Worcestershire—a yard that has been sending out ninety-six winners this season—and operates at lower levels of the sport. African Spirit remains active and recently raced, but until it finds another race within its comfort zone, it is a horse still waiting for its next moment.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jul
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
29 Jun
3rd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
8 Jun
8th
Pontefract
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 12 runners
16 May
7th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
25 Jan
8th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
1 Nov
8th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
15 Oct
12th
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
16 Jun
11th
Thirsk
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
16 Apr
12th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
10 Mar
2nd
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
1 Nov |
33.3% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
10 Mar |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |