Tom Lacey's yard at Woolhope in Herefordshire has been in excellent form this season with 37 winners to their name, and Buxted Reel has been pulling its weight. The horse has won twice in its last six races, including a victory at Newton Abbot just this week on 27 August. Even more striking is the record at Chelmsford, where Buxted Reel has won two of four races—a 50% win rate that marks the course as a genuine happy hunting ground. At Class 5 level, where the horse typically races, one win from 12 starts shows the competitive nature of that grade, but put Buxted Reel on the right terrain and in the right spot, and it delivers.
The recent form reads 1-7-3-2-8-1 across the last six outings, which is respectable rather than brilliant but includes that fresh win. This is a horse that knows what it is doing and where it wins races—not a headline-maker, but precisely the kind of honest, course-savvy runner that keeps a stable ticking over with regular winners.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 4 other | 2 Nov | 20% |
| chelmsford | 4 | 2 wins, 2 seconds | 9 Oct | 50% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 30 Aug | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 2 Sep | 0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Jun | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 16 Jun | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 10 Jul | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 27 Aug | 100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 22 Jul | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 26 Apr | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jun | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 14 May | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 6 Aug | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 27 Sep | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 31 Jul | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 third | 1 Jul | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 20 May | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 16 May | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jun | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 17 Aug | 0% |