Barafundle Bay
There is exactly one victory on Barafundle Bay's record, and it came at Windsor in June 2024 — now nearly two years ago. Since then, the five-year-old has run six more times without winning, producing a career total of 1 win and 2 places from 13 races, which works out to a win rate of roughly 1 in every 13 outings. That is a modest return, and the recent run of results — finishing seventh, fourth, fourth, fourth, third, and eighth across the last six races — tells the story of a horse that is competitive enough to place occasionally but has not yet found a way back to the winner's enclosure.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Jack Philpott / Vic Partridge
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
15.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The best version of Barafundle Bay tends to appear at distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, where the record reads 1 win from 4 races, or 25% — clearly the sweet spot. That is a meaningful improvement on the overall picture, and any trainer planning a route back to form would be sensible to keep the trip in that range. Most of the career has been spent at Class 6 level, which is the entry-level tier of British racing, and even there the record shows 1 win from 6 races at a rate of 1 in every 6, so this has never been an easy horse to win with.
Christian Williams trains the horse from his yard at Ogmore-By-Sea in Glamorgan, and it is a stable in decent health right now — 25 winners sent out this season, which shows the operation knows how to get horses ready to win. Barafundle Bay raced just yesterday, so the team clearly has confidence the horse is fit and worth running. Whether the winning feeling comes back is another question, but at five years old there is still time for things to click.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 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)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 May
7th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
27 Nov
4th
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
11 Nov
4th
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
23 Oct
4th
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 6 runners
22 Sep
3rd
Wolverhampton
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 10 runners
14 Oct
8th
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
24 Jul
7th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 10 runners
8 Jul
8th
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
29 Jun
🏆 Won
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
27 May
7th
Great Yarmouth
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
14 Oct |
50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 May |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Nov |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
2 May |
0% |