Born Like Me
Seven races into its career and Born Like Me is still waiting for that first breakthrough — no wins, no places, and a recent run of finishes reading 6th, 5th, 6th, 4th, 14th, and 5th. That is a tough record to look at, and yet there are a couple of things worth noting. The 4th place finish is the closest it has come to troubling the judge, and the 5th place results suggest it is at least competitive somewhere in the pack, even if converting that into prize money has proved elusive so far.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The five-year-old is trained by the partnership of Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith, based at High Eldwick in West Yorkshire. Smith is one of the most respected names in northern racing, and the yard has been in decent form this season with 42 winners on the board — so this is not a stable lacking in know-how or firepower. That makes Born Like Me something of an outlier in the string at the moment. Racing at Class 4 level — solid middle-tier competition — it has run four times at that grade without a win. The question the team will be asking is whether a drop in class might unlock something, or whether there is simply more improvement needed from the horse itself.
Born Like Me raced just yesterday, so it is very much an active project. At five years old there is still time to turn things around, and yards of this quality do not give up on horses easily. But seven races in, the clock is ticking on finding out what this horse actually has to offer.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
19 May
5th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
28 Dec
14th
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
5 Dec
4th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
13 Nov
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
6 Nov
5th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
8 Sep
6th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 6 runners
19 Mar
7th
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 |
|---|
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
5 Dec |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Mar |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Nov |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 May |
0% |