Where Berning Hot looks most at home is over distances between seven furlongs and a mile. In eight races at those trips, it has won once — that 12% win rate, or 1 in every 8 races at that range, is noticeably better than its overall record, suggesting the horse finds a rhythm when it gets a bit of distance to race over rather than being asked to sprint. That is useful information for anyone following its career.
Michael Attwater trains the horse from his yard in Epsom, Surrey, and it has been a productive season for the team — 27 winners sent out so far, which shows this is a competent, active operation that knows how to place horses. Berning Hot typically competes at Class 6, which is the entry level of British racing, and that is where it scored its win. At that level, 1 win from 8 races again returns that 12% figure — better than average for a horse of its profile.
The recent form makes for modest reading: its last six results read 2-6-8-3-7-4, which means a couple of close-up efforts sandwiching some disappointing days. It has not won since that Brighton success nine months ago, but it raced just yesterday, so clearly the yard still believes there is more to come. At four years old, there is still time to add to the tally — and the next win, when it comes, will feel well earned.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
7 | 1 second, 1 third, 5 other | 6 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 13 Sep | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 8 Aug | 100% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 31 Jul | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Sep | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Aug | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 23 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Apr | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 3 Feb | 0% |