Another Abbot

Haggas is one of the most respected trainers in Britain right now. His yard has sent out 170 winners this season alone — a remarkable output that tells you this is not a small operation that gets lucky occasionally; it is a factory for well-prepared, well-targeted horses. Another Abbot sits at the more workmanlike end of that roster, competing mostly at Class 4 level — the fourth tier of British racing, where competitive but unspectacular horses find their level. At that grade, the record reads 2 wins from 9 races, or just over 1 in 4, which is actually a decent conversion rate and suggests the horse is placed in races where it belongs.

The partnership with jockey Cieren Fallon — son of the legendary Kieren Fallon — has produced 1 win from 6 races together, a win rate of roughly 1 in 6. That is not a dominant combination, but Fallon clearly knows the horse, and Haggas tends to keep jockeys on horses for a reason.

The two wins tell a tidy story. The first came at Newmarket on 26 June 2025 — a satisfying debut victory at the home track of the very yard that trains it. The second arrived at Brighton on 8 August 2025, a notably different course: a tight, undulating seaside track that rewards agility and adaptability. Winning at two such contrasting venues in the space of six weeks suggested a horse in good form and genuine versatility. Since then, however, the wheels have come off a little — a sixth, then a first (that Brighton win), then a twelfth, tenth, fourth, and seventh in the most recent run. The last three outings in particular have been disappointing, and the horse has not won in what is now nine months.

The one bright spot in that stretch is a fourth-place finish in the most recent complete data point, and crucially, Another Abbot raced just one day ago — so this is a horse still actively campaigning. Whether a return to form is coming, or whether that Brighton win represents the peak so far, is the question worth watching.