El Bufalo

Overall, El Bufalo has won 4 races and placed 10 more times from 23 outings — a win rate of around 17%, which works out to roughly 1 in every 6 races. That's a solid rather than spectacular record, but the recent form tells a more interesting story. In the last six races, El Bufalo has finished 6th, 5th, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd — two wins sandwiched around a near-miss, followed by a slight dip. The most recent run was just yesterday, so this is a horse currently deep in its season and clearly being kept busy.

The first career win came at Wolverhampton on 22 December 2023, and the most recent came at the same track on 23 January 2026 — so the story of this horse is, in many ways, the story of one venue. Thomas Faulkner, who trains El Bufalo from his yard in Devauden in Monmouthshire, has sent out 16 winners this season, suggesting a stable in decent form. Kieran O'Neill rides El Bufalo most often — they've partnered up five times together, winning once, which is a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5 rides.

The one area where El Bufalo hasn't quite delivered is at Class 4, the level it competes at most regularly. Just 1 win from 12 races at that grade — roughly 1 in every 12 — suggests it sometimes finds the competition tough at that tier. But then again, three of those Class 4 wins have come at Wolverhampton, and a horse that wins a third of its races at a specific track is the sort of thing that makes a trainer keep coming back. Expect to see El Bufalo pointed back there before long.