Manhattan Mirage
Manhattan Mirage has yet to find his way to the winner's circle, but he remains a work in progress for
Adrian Wintle's Gloucestershire yard. The five-year-old has managed five places from 14 races without breaking through for a win, a record that tells a story of a horse still searching for the right race and the right moment. His recent form shows consistent effort — he's been placed or thereabouts in most of his last six outings, with finishes of 7th, 7th, 6th, 12th, 6th and 8th — the kind of steady performance that suggests a horse who knows how to run but hasn't quite cracked the code of winning at his current level.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Michelle Hancox Partner
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Competition at Class 5, where Manhattan Mirage has contested the majority of his races, is where many horses plateau, and his record there stands at zero wins from eight attempts. Yet there's reason for the stable to remain patient. Wintle trained him as a younger horse with genuine promise in mind, describing him as "really useful" and noting his pedigree as a half-brother to Persian Force, an accomplished sprinter who won the Brocklesby for the same owner last year. That heritage matters — it speaks to a horse bred for speed and ability, even if those qualities haven't yet translated to race success. With the yard in strong form this season, having sent out 30 winners already, Manhattan Mirage continues to run actively, most recently just a day ago, giving him every chance to find that elusive breakthrough moment.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Aug
7th
Ffos Las
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
5 Jun
7th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
15 Sep
6th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
25 Aug
12th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
28 Jul
6th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
30 Jun
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
3 Jun
6th
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
18 Oct
3rd
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
7 Oct
2nd
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 4 runners
5 Jun
5th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 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 |
|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Aug |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 |
2 seconds |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Oct |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
24 Mar |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |