Estate Planning
Seventeen races into its career, Estate Planning has yet to cross the line first — but it has not been entirely without merit. The five-year-old has picked up four placed finishes from those 17 outings, meaning it has been in the mix without quite getting there. That distinction matters: a horse finishing second or third is at least competitive; it is not simply making up the numbers. Still, zero wins from 17 is a hard number to put a positive spin on, and the recent run of form — finishing 6th, 8th, 4th, 11th, 5th, and 4th in its last six races — suggests a horse that flickers without catching light.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Simon James & Partner
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The partnership with jockey Ben Jones has been given a fair chance to click. They have raced together seven times without a win, which at this point tells its own story. Some horse-and-rider combinations take time to gel; others simply never find their rhythm. Class 4 races — the bread-and-butter level of the sport, a few rungs below the elite — have been Estate Planning's regular arena, and across nine races at that level the record remains winless. That is not the profile of a horse being held back by tough competition; it is one that has had repeated chances at an appropriate level and not yet taken them.
Trainer Bernard Llewellyn operates out of Fochriw in Mid Glamorgan and has had 12 winners this season, so the yard clearly knows how to get a horse to the line first. Estate Planning has simply not been one of them. The horse raced just yesterday and remains active, which at least confirms it is sound and in work. Whether a first win is around the corner is genuinely difficult to say — but after 17 races, the wait has already been a long one.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Jun
4th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
4 Feb
5th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
27 Dec
11th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
3 Dec
4th
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
21 Nov
8th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
16 Oct
6th
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
6 May
7th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
5 Apr
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
21 Mar
3rd
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
28 Feb
3rd
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 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 |
|---|
| Chepstow Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
8 Feb |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Dec |
0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
28 Feb |
0% |