Blackacre

Now seven years old, Blackacre has accumulated 11 placed finishes alongside those 2 wins, which means it has been in the frame — first, second, or third — in more than half of its 23 career races. It competes mostly at Class 5, the entry level of jump racing, where it has won 2 of its 16 races at that level, or roughly 1 in 8. That context matters: Class 5 is where the sport's honest, bread-and-butter horses operate, and earning regular cheques at that level is no small thing.

Adam Wedge has been in the saddle for 13 of those 23 career races, and both of Blackacre's wins have come with him aboard — a 15% win rate together, or roughly 1 in every 7 rides, which comfortably outperforms the horse's overall career average. That partnership clearly works. Both wins came at Newton Abbot in the summer of 2025, the second arriving on 30 August, and the horse hasn't won since. Recent form shows a fifth, a couple of fourths, and a second, suggesting it is running consistently without quite getting over the line. Mrs Williams's yard has sent out 3 winners already this season, and with Blackacre racing as recently as yesterday, it is clearly in active work. Whether it can rediscover that Newton Abbot magic is the question worth watching.