Thunderous Love
Thunderous Love is a five-year-old who has found her rhythm on fast, dry ground—winning 4 of her 13 races (roughly 31%) when conditions are ideal, compared to just 2 wins from 21 on softer turf. She has now gone 13 months without a win, her last success coming at Salisbury on 26 July 2025, but she remains active and was last seen racing just a day ago. Over her career, she has won 6 races and finished in the placings another 13 times from 34 attempts, giving her a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5-6 races. She loves Nottingham, where she has won twice from five races there—a genuine track specialist performance that shows when conditions and course suit her, she is genuinely dangerous.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Whitcoombe Park Racing
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Jonathan Portman at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, Thunderous Love typically competes at the lower competitive levels, where she has won 3 of 14 races (21%). Portman's yard has been prolific this season with 46 winners, so there is clearly quality in the operation. Rob Hornby, her most frequent jockey, has ridden her 16 times and won 3 races together (19%), which is a respectable partnership. Recent form tells a tough story: she has not won in her last six races, finishing ninth twice, but earlier this month she was left in the stalls far too long at Pontefract and never recovered, finishing last of just five runners. That kind of misadventure at the start can ruin a horse's entire race, and Portman was confident enough that one bad day—made worse by a stalls incident—does not define where Thunderous Love truly belongs. At her best on quick ground and at the right track, she remains a horse worth following.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 4 wins from 13 starts (31%)
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 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
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
9th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
11 Aug
2nd
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
25 Jul
2nd
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
9 Jul
9th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
9 Jun
6th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
5 Jun
9th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
26 May
6th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
9 May
7th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 19 runners
13 Apr
5th
Leicester
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
24 Sep
11th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Salisbury Undulating |
9 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 5 other |
25 Jul |
22.2% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
5 |
2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third |
11 Aug |
40% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
31 Aug |
33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
9 Jul |
50% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
24 Jun |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Apr |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 May |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
17 Sep |
0% |