Caph Star

What makes Caph Star genuinely interesting right now is the recent form. Reading the last six runs from most recent backwards — 7th, 3rd, 1st, 5th, 8th — you can see a horse that blows hot and cold, but one that clearly found something special when it mattered. That win at Nottingham on 18 April 2026, just four weeks ago, is the most important number in the file. It shows this horse is in form and capable of winning at this level, not merely making up the numbers.

The distance profile is worth understanding too. Over a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, Caph Star has won 1 race from 3 attempts — that is a 33% win rate, which for any racehorse is genuinely strong. It suggests this is a horse that finds its best when given enough room to settle and build momentum, rather than being asked to quicken over a shorter trip.

Caph Star is trained by Mark Rimell, whose yard in Leafield, Oxfordshire, has sent out 9 winners this season — a healthy return that tells you this is a stable in decent form. The first win came back at Kempton Park in August 2022, so this is a horse Rimell knows well, one he has campaigned patiently over several years. That kind of long-term relationship between trainer and horse often matters more than people realise.