Best Night

Trained by David Pipe at his Nicholashayne yard in Somerset, Best Night is part of a team that has sent out 35 winners this season — a real sign that the operation is in good form and horses are leaving the yard ready to run. Pipe is one of the more experienced jumps trainers in the country, and a horse sitting on two wins at five years old has plenty of time on its side.

The partnership with jockey Jack Tudor looks like one worth watching. Tudor has ridden Best Night in 6 of its 9 races and won twice — that's 2 wins from 6 rides together, or 1 in every 3, which is a genuinely strong record. When a jockey and horse keep getting put together, it usually means the people around them have noticed something clicking, and those numbers back it up.

Best Night's most recent win came at Huntingdon eight weeks ago, on 11 March 2026, and its first career win was at Newton Abbot back in September 2025. Two different tracks, two wins — that's a horse adaptable enough not to rely on just one friendly circuit. At Class 4 level, where it competes most often, Best Night has won 1 from 3, a 33% win rate that suggests it belongs at that grade and is more than capable of winning there again.

The recent form reads 5-6-1-4-2-10 — a mixed picture, with that win at Huntingdon sandwiched between some quieter efforts. The most recent run, just yesterday, produced a fifth-place finish, which means Best Night is out there racing regularly and clearly in good enough health to keep competing. With a young age, an in-form yard, and a settled partnership with Tudor in the saddle, there's every reason to think the best of Best Night is still ahead of it.