Bearwith

Harriet Bethell describes him simply as "a great old stick", and that sums him up well. He has won for her yard every year since they took him on, which speaks to a consistency that most horses at this level can't match. Her team has sent out 18 winners this season alone, and Bearwith remains part of that picture — he last won at Newcastle on Valentine's Day 2026, just three months ago, and raced again only yesterday, so this is very much a horse still in the mix. He has had some wind issues recently that his trainer feels may have made him a little cagey in his races, but even when he's not at his best, he tends to be competitive.

Where Bearwith really comes alive is on normal ground in normal conditions. He has won 4 of his 12 races on standard going — that's 1 in every 3, a win rate that comfortably beats his overall average and suggests conditions matter a great deal. His trainer also rates him as particularly effective on all-weather surfaces, and his record backs that up. He is something of a specialist at Redcar too, winning 2 of his 5 races there — a track where he clearly feels at home.

His most trusted partner in the saddle is jockey Cam Hardie, who has ridden him 17 times and won on 4 of those occasions — roughly 1 in every 4 rides together, which is notably better than his overall win rate. That kind of familiarity between horse and jockey tends to matter, and Bethell clearly has confidence in the combination. Post-race, she has spoken about his bravery from a difficult draw at Ripon, and the sheer delight the yard feels every time he finds the winner's enclosure. For a horse in his eighth year, still racing, still winning, still improving his record — Bearwith is exactly the sort of dependable character that makes a yard tick.