Blind Beggar

Macey picked him up at auction from Irish trainer Ger Lyons when he had just a single win to his name. Within weeks of arriving at the yard, he had won twice on the all-weather surface at Southwell and Chelmsford, and Macey was already thinking bigger — deliberately resting him to aim at a turf campaign. That kind of early confidence in a newly acquired horse takes nerve, and it proved well-placed. The high point came in April 2024, when Blind Beggar won a Class 2 race at Bath — one of the better races in the British calendar — suggesting he is more than just a workhorse filling out the lower tiers.

His best performances have tended to come either in normal conditions or on soft, wet ground, where he has won 2 from 7 races — a rate of roughly 1 in every 3.5 attempts. That 29% win rate on slow ground is genuinely striking for a horse at his level. He is also a course specialist at Chelmsford, winning 2 from just 5 visits there. And most of his wins — 5 from 21 races — have come at Class 4 level, where he clearly feels at home: that 24% win rate means he wins almost 1 in every 4 races at that grade.

His most recent win came at Sandown Park in July 2025. Jockey Luke Morris noted afterwards that Blind Beggar had dropped to a favourable mark and travelled cleanly throughout, eventually powering through the line in the way that suits him best — with momentum rather than a sudden burst of speed. It was a polished performance from a horse who clearly knows his job.

He has not won in his last 6 races, and recent form figures of 11-11-5-13-4-2 show a horse that has been finding things tough, though there is a placed effort in there. He raced just one day ago, so he is very much in the middle of his campaign. With Alistair Rawlinson — who has won 3 of 20 rides aboard him — likely in the saddle, and a yard that has already sent out 15 winners this season, another win is not out of the question.