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Low Expectations: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Low Expectations is a 6-year-old gelding by Sans Frontieres, trained by Nick Gifford. He has won 3 of 13 starts and placed in 1 more, for £11,573 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 20% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:00 at Plumpton on 2 November. His best performance rating is 104, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 23%
  • Prize money £11,573
  • Best rating 104
  • Official rating 104

Where Low Expectations runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:00 Plumpton Final Fence Open 30th November Handicap Hurdle Race —

Low Expectations form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Mar 26 Ascot Barrie Wells Box4Kids Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 7.5f Good 7 18 11/1 James Davies 104
22 Jan 26 Huntingdon Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 8 40 15/2 James Davies 105
21 Dec 25 Lingfield At The Races App Expert Tips Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 3.5f Soft 4 17.25 3/1 Tabitha Worsley 105
1 Dec 25 Plumpton Kalm Kitchen Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m Soft 1 — 1/2F James Davies 91
23 Nov 25 Windsor Find Us At fitzdares.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 6/5F James Davies 91
7 Nov 25 Fontwell Southern Cranes And Access Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1.5f Good To Soft 1 — 11/2 James Davies 83
25 Apr 25 Fontwell starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 3f Good 6 10.5 12/1 James Davies 86
23 Mar 25 Exeter Harcombe Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 7f Good To Firm 4 35.25 16/1 James Davies 89
6 Mar 25 Fontwell BetGoodwin Free Bet Nose Losers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 3f Good To Soft 7 27.75 12/1 James Davies 92
7 Feb 25 Kempton Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 9 40.75 125/1 James Davies –
15 Jan 25 Newbury Grosvenor Sport Cash Back Offers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Soft 8 28.75 150/1 James Davies –
16 Dec 24 Plumpton Dawson Hart Gallop Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 6 22 66/1 James Davies –
20 Sep 24 Downpatrick September Flat Race 2m 2f Good 3 10.5 33/1 Mr J W Hendrick –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Barrie Wells Box4Kids Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) at Ascot on 29 March 2026. Pulled hard early - front and margin shrinking by the 8th - pushed along and edged right before 2 out before losing the lead and falling to third approaching the last - faded on the run-in to finish 7th.

Low Expectations by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 3 1 33% —
19f 2 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
20f 1 1 100% —
17.5f 1 1 100% —
23f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —

Low Expectations by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 5 2 40% —
Soft 4 1 25% —
Good 3 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Low Expectations by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Fontwell 3 1 33% —
Plumpton 2 1 50% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Huntingdon 1 0 0% —
Lingfield 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 1 100% —
Exeter 1 0 0% —
Kempton 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Downpatrick 1 0 0% —

Low Expectations breeding

  • Sire Sans Frontieres (IRE)
  • Dam Maidrin Rua (IRE)
  • Damsire Zaffaran (USA)
  • Breeder Mrs Evelyn Sheridan
  • Foaled 14 February 2020

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