Berry Clever

The numbers that really stand out are at Kempton Park, where Berry Clever has won 3 of 9 races. That is a 33% win rate at one venue, which in a sport where winning 1 in every 7 or 8 races is considered solid, is frankly exceptional. Kempton is where the first career win came, back in October 2024, and the horse has clearly never forgotten how to go around it. Finding a horse that consistently fires at a specific track is exactly the kind of edge that experienced race-watchers look for.

Wet or muddy ground suits Berry Clever well too — 3 wins from 9 races in those conditions, which works out at 1 in every 3. That is nearly three times the overall career win rate of roughly 1 in every 7 races. At distances between seven furlongs and a mile, the record is 3 wins from 13 races, and those two preferences — soft ground, mid-distance trips — seem to describe when this horse is at its most dangerous.

Most of Berry Clever's racing has come at Class 5 level, which is towards the lower end of the racing ladder, and the 2 wins from 16 races there (1 in every 8) suggests it does not always dominate that grade. The better figure comes elsewhere in the record, where it has punched above its typical level on occasion. Trainer Chris Dwyer, based at Newmarket, has sent out 8 winners this season and keeps a yard that clearly knows how to place a horse like this to its best advantage. Regular jockey Silvestre De Sousa has ridden Berry Clever 8 times for 1 win — the partnership has not always clicked, but the horse's current form suggests whoever is in the saddle, Berry Clever is in the mood to make life interesting.