Phil McEntee trains Porfin out of Newmarket, and the operation has had a productive year, sending out 18 winners so far this season. The stable jockey most associated with Porfin is Grace McEntee — 4 wins from 35 races together, the same 1-in-9 ratio as the horse's overall record — suggesting a genuine partnership built on familiarity rather than occasional rides.
The most interesting part of Porfin's story is what happens when the horse arrives at Lingfield Park. Of 11 career wins, 5 have come at that one track — 5 wins from 23 races there, which is nearly 1 in every 4. For context, Porfin wins roughly 1 in 9 races everywhere else. Something about Lingfield suits this horse in a way that no data can fully explain, whether it is the unique figure-of-eight layout, the surface, or simply a place where everything clicks. The most recent of those wins came on 17 January 2026, just three months ago, so this is not ancient history.
Porfin competes almost exclusively at Class 6, which is the entry level of British racing — these are competitive, unpretentious races where small yards earn their living. Nine of the 11 career wins have come at that level, a win rate of 13%, or just over 1 in every 7 and a half races, which is genuinely solid for this kind of horse. The very first win came at Wolverhampton on 22 December 2021, and the horse has been a fixture on the circuit ever since.
Recent form shows Porfin has not won in the last six races — finishing fifth, pulled up, tenth, third, fifth, and third — so a victory is overdue. Given that the last win came at Lingfield and the horse raced just yesterday, the yard will almost certainly be watching the Lingfield entries very closely indeed.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
30 | 3 wins, 7 seconds, 5 thirds, 15 other | 23 Feb | 10% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
23 | 5 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 13 other | 30 Apr | 21.7% |
| chelmsford | 10 | 1 second, 1 third, 8 other | 28 Sep | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
8 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds, 4 other | 21 Oct | 12.5% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
7 | 1 second, 6 other | 4 Feb | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
7 | 3 seconds, 4 other | 30 Jan | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
6 | 1 win, 2 thirds, 3 other | 7 Oct | 16.7% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 1 third, 3 other | 2 Aug | 20% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 10 Mar | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Aug | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Aug | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Oct | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jun | 0% |