The partnership between Tarbat Ness and jockey Gina Mangan is where things get interesting. Together they have a 36% win rate — four victories from eleven races — which is genuinely impressive and suggests real chemistry. When Mangan is in the saddle, the horse performs well above his baseline. It is the kind of relationship that matters in racing; some combinations just click.
Ground conditions make a measurable difference to this horse. On wet or muddy terrain, Tarbat Ness wins roughly one race in every three (3 wins from 9), which is substantially better than his overall record. On normal ground, he wins about one in four (2 wins from 8). This tells you something useful: if the forecast calls for rain before one of his races, he becomes a more genuine prospect than his bare statistics suggest. His recent form has been choppy — a third, two double-digit finishes, a win, a fifth, and a fourth across his last six outings — but that inconsistency is fairly typical for a horse at his level. What keeps him interesting is that when conditions and rider align, Tarbat Ness can produce results.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
8 | 2 wins, 3 seconds, 3 other | 28 Oct | 25% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 4 Jul | 25% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 29 Aug | 33.3% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 22 Nov | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 2 Apr | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 14 Apr | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 | 2 wins | 15 Feb | 100% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 14 Mar | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jun | 0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jun | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jan | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jul | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 14 Aug | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 10 Jun | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Apr | 0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 3 May | 0% |