Baldomero

His recent form tells an interesting story. Two wins from his last six races is a sharp uptick for a horse whose overall career win rate sits at around 12% (7 from 60). The most recent of those came at Wolverhampton on 20 December 2025, a Class 2 race on the all-weather surface, and before that a win at Lingfield Park on New Year's Eve. He raced again just yesterday, which suggests his trainer Michael Appleby — who runs a busy, productive yard in Oakham, Rutland, having sent out 74 winners this season — keeps him ticking over rather than wrapping him in cotton wool.

Appleby has spoken warmly about how much ground conditions matter to this horse, noting that he thrives on wet, soft turf but is equally effective on the artificial all-weather tracks. That versatility is rarer than it sounds. Many horses are built for one or the other; Baldomero performs well across both, which gives his team far more options when planning a campaign. Appleby also mentioned that since purchasing him, Baldomero has earned over £200,000 in prize-money — a figure that speaks to years of competitive, high-level racing rather than a single lucky day.

The most striking number in his record is at Doncaster, where he has won 2 of just 5 races. That is a 40% win rate at a single track — roughly 2 in every 5 visits — which, at Class 2 level, is the kind of figure that makes punters take notice. Doncaster in soft conditions, in particular, appears to be where he is at his very best. His most trusted partner in the saddle is Frederick Larson, who has ridden him 11 times for 1 win together — a modest partnership on paper, but one built on familiarity at this level of the game.