The Fixer
The Fixer has one win to his name after twenty races—a breakthrough moment at Wolverhampton two months ago that remains his only success to date. The 5-year-old has picked up four places alongside that solitary victory, leaving him with a win rate of roughly 1 in 20 races. For a horse still competing regularly, that modest record suggests he is a consistent performer in the lower ranks rather than a prospect with much upside, yet his recent form shows he is still capable of trouble for rivals: a third place, a fourth, and an eighth have punctuated his last six runs, with yesterday's tenth-place finish the most recent outing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Scott Dixon's Rolleston yard has him working over shorter distances of 5 to 6½ furlongs, where The Fixer has won 1 of his 12 races—a fraction that hints at suitability for the trip even if results have not followed. He struggles significantly at the highest level of the classes he enters, winless from five attempts in Class 5 races, which suggests he is a horse who needs to drop into easier company to show his best. Kieran O'Neill has been his regular pilot, but the partnership has not yet clicked: they have combined for eleven rides without a winner. That statistic may simply reflect bad timing or tactical misfortune rather than an unsuitability between horse and rider, though it does suggest O'Neill may need to reconsider his approach or that The Fixer might benefit from a change in the saddle. Still active after racing just yesterday, he remains a live part of Dixon's string—not a star in the making, but a horse worth watching when conditions and opposition align in his favour.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 8% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Southwell in 8 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
3rd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
28 Aug
4th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
6 Jul
8th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
28 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
29 Mar
15th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
10 Mar
10th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
10 Mar
10th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 12 runners
6 Feb
11th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
28 Dec
9th
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 11 runners
12 Dec
3rd
Southwell
Sprint (< 5f) · Standard · 14 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
8 |
1 second, 1 third, 6 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
1 Sep |
33.3% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Feb |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Feb |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |