American State

The most revealing part of the story is in the recent form. Two wins from the last 6 races is a sharp upturn, and it suggests American State is a horse hitting something of a purple patch. The first career win came at Newbury in June 2025, which is a well-regarded track that tends to suit horses with a bit of class. The most recent win followed at Southwell in April 2026 — a completely different kind of track, a synthetic all-weather surface that rewards horses who handle the artificial ground well. Winning on both tells you American State is adaptable, not just a one-trick pony.

The horse runs most often at Class 5 level — the bread and butter of British racing, where useful but unspectacular horses find their level — and has won 2 of 8 races there, a 25% win rate, or 1 in 4. That is a genuinely good record at that grade, and it suggests the horse is competitive and well-placed by its trainer rather than being thrown into races it cannot win.

That trainer is Ivan Furtado, based at Wiseton in South Yorkshire. His yard has sent out 34 winners already this season, which is a healthy output and a sign of a stable in decent form. Jockey Kieran Shoemark takes the ride most often, the pair having teamed up 5 times together and won once — a 20% win rate, or 1 in 5, which matches the horse's overall record neatly. Shoemark is a rider who knows this horse well by now, and familiarity between horse and jockey is worth more than it sometimes gets credit for.

American State raced just yesterday, so the yard — sorry, so the team — are clearly keeping this horse busy while the form is good. That decision to run frequently during a winning spell is often the right call, and with two wins in the last six races, American State looks like a horse worth watching closely over the weeks ahead.