One For Harvey
One For Harvey broke through after a long search for a first win, finally getting its head in front at Nottingham back in May 2025. That single victory from 16 races tells you this is a horse that finds winning genuinely hard — it wins roughly once every 26 attempts — but the fact that it has managed five places alongside that one success suggests it has something about it on its day. The 4-year-old still turns up and competes, which says something for its attitude, even if the results have dried up completely since that Nottingham win 15 months ago.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Don Clark & Matthew Smith
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form paints a picture of a horse treading water. In its last six races it has finished fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, fourth again, and fifth — steady efforts without ever threatening a breakthrough. Ridden most often by Dylan Hogan, they have struck out together nine times without a win between them, which suggests the partnership hasn't quite clicked. Trained by Clare Hobson's yard at Royston in Hertfordshire, One For Harvey sits in the lower divisions, competing at Class 5 level where it has won zero from eight starts. The yard has sent out three winners this season, so One For Harvey remains something of an outlier. After racing just over a day ago, the horse is still active and will keep getting chances — whether another win comes is another question entirely.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Aug
4th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
23 Jul
5th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
9 Oct
6th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
3 Sep
8th
Bath
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
2 Aug
4th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
27 Jun
5th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 5 runners
11 Jun
8th
Great Yarmouth
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
10 May
🏆 Won
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
9 Apr
5th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
27 Mar
2nd
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · 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 |
|---|
| chelmsford |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
10 May |
100% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Aug |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
7 Feb |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |