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Bizou

There's something quietly intriguing about Bizou, a 4-year-old who has spent most of its career competing at Class 5 level — the kind of everyday, bread-and-butter races that make up the backbone of British racing — without managing a single win at that level across four attempts. Yet somehow, Bizou has found a way to win twice in the last couple of weeks, suggesting the horse may simply be coming good at exactly the right moment.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Filly
Colour
Bay
Father
Zoustar
Mother
Bebeautiful
Owner
J G B Portman
Rating
65

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
36.4%
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
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Both wins have arrived in quick succession: first at Windsor on 7th May 2026, then at Wolverhampton just eleven days later. That's the sort of form burst that gets people paying attention. Across 11 races in total, Bizou has won 2 and placed 4 times — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races (18%), which is solid rather than spectacular, but the recent trajectory is what matters. The last six runs read 1-1-2 after a couple of quieter efforts, and with a race just yesterday, this is a horse in the thick of a busy and productive spell.

The most curious footnote in Bizou's record is the partnership with regular jockey Rob Hornby. Despite teaming up six times, the pair have yet to win together — and yet both career victories have come under Hornby's guidance during this current hot streak. Sometimes the numbers lie a little, and this feels like one of those cases where the record is about to be rewritten rather than confirmed.

Jonathan Portman trains Bizou out of Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, and the yard is having a strong season with 46 winners already on the board. A trainer firing at that rate tends to know when a horse is ready to perform, and the back-to-back wins suggest Portman has found the right conditions and confidence for Bizou to express itself. Whether this is a permanent step forward or a brief purple patch, the next few races will tell the story — but right now, Bizou is one of the more interesting horses to follow.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Ok
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 May
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 8 runners
7 May
🏆 Won
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
31 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
23 Oct
DNF
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 15 runners
14 Sep
10th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 12 runners
19 Aug
6th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
10 Aug
5th
Leicester
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
21 May
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
28 Apr
4th
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
13 Sep
6th
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Rob Hornby Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
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
2 1 win, 1 second 18 May 50%
Windsor
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 7 May 50%
Salisbury
Undulating
2 2 other 13 Sep 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 19 Aug 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Oct 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 other 10 Aug 0%
Bath
Undulating
1 1 other 14 Sep 0%