Box Clever (2023) Horse
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Box Clever is a three-year-old chestnut filly, by Zoustar out of Choco Box. She is trained by J G Portman and owned by Whitcoombe Park Racing. Across twelve starts she has recorded two wins, a single second‑place finish and three third‑place efforts, earning $37,587 in prize money. Her most recent start came at Sandown on 16 September 2026, finishing 9th of 11 runners. Her latest victory was at Salisbury on 22 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 30-Oct-26 2235m STANDARD R8 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Fillies' Handicap, SP: 34.00 | Rob Hornby 11L | 7 (7) |
| Sandown 16-Sep-26 2002m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $21,419) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:13.620, SP: 51.00 1st Asset ( J Doyle 134 ) 2nd Sergei Breeze ( B Ffrench-davis 128 , Cd 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Edwin Hubble ( O Murphy 135 ) 1.95L 9th Box Clever ( R Hornby 131 ) 55.45L See full results | R Hornby 59.4kg 55.5kgL | 9 (11) |
| Sandown 28-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $8,424) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.930, SP: 5.00 1st Poets Praise ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Dark Rosa ( B Loughnane 137 ) 3.75L 3rd Post Rider ( L Edmunds 142 ) 1.50L 7th Box Clever ( J Watson 141 ) 16.25L See full results | J Watson 64kg 16.25L | 7 (8) |
| Salisbury 22-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $8,769 (of $8,769) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.750, SP: 4.50 1st Box Clever ( J Watson 135 ) 2nd Violet Goldsmith ( C Bishop 123 ) 3.75L 3rd Zipwire ( T Fisher 133 ) 3.00L See full results | J Watson 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Windsor 28-Jul-26 1638m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $1,967 (of $8,391) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.640, SP: 11.00 1st Berlinetta ( G Bass 129 ) 2nd Eazy On The Eye ( F Marsh 142 ) 0.15L 3rd Box Clever ( R Hornby 132 ) 1.15L See full results | R Hornby 59.9kg 1.15L | 3 (9) |
| Kempton 30-Jun-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp (of $8,016) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.440, SP: 11.00 1st Show Me Gold ( W Cox 126 ) 2nd Something Coming ( N Callan 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Searchingtheblues ( R Dawes 134 ) 1.75L 10th Box Clever ( R Hornby 133 ) 7.20L See full results | R Hornby 60.3kg 7.20L | 10 (14) |
| Newbury 11-Jun-26 1609m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out | Joe Leavy 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (10) |
| Nottingham 26-Apr-26 1678m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Pushed along and kept wide early, soon close up, shaken up over 1f out, soon challenging, outpaced inside final furlong, kept on | Rob Hornby 61.2kg 1 length | 2 (10) |
| Southwell 03-Oct-25 1621m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong | Charles Bishop 60.8kg 1 length | 3 (6) |
| Salisbury 12-Sep-25 1402m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Prominent on outer, ridden and weakened over 1f out | Rob Hornby 60.3kg 5l | 4 (6) |
| Salisbury 14-Aug-25 1402m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 9/4 Dwelt, bustled along early to lead, made rest, ridden and challenged over 1f out, kept on gamely | Rob Hornby 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Newbury 24-Jul-25 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on nicely between horses inside final furlong, no chance with winner | J Mitchell 58.1kg 1/2 length | 3 (9) |
| Newbury 24-Jun-25 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 66/1 Tracked leaders near side of group, already lost place when hampered inside final 2f, never dangerous after | Rob Hornby 58.1kg 1/2 length | 6 (9) |