Cargin Bhui

The David and Nicola Barron yard in Maunby, North Yorkshire, has been in decent nick this season — 17 winners sent out, which is a solid body of work for a regional training operation. Cargin Bhui has been contributing to that tally, most recently winning at Southwell in February 2026. The interesting thread running through its best performances is the ground. On normal conditions, it has won 3 of 13 races — that's nearly 1 in every 4, a win rate that almost doubles its overall average. When the ground suits, something clicks.

Wolverhampton is where the story really gets interesting. Two wins from just five visits to that track is a remarkable return — winning 2 in every 5 races at a single course is the kind of record that makes you sit up. It was also where the whole thing started, with that first career win back in January 2024. Some horses simply have a track that brings the best out of them, and Wolverhampton looks like that place for Cargin Bhui.

Most of its races have come at Class 5 level — the workmanlike end of the racing ladder, where competition is consistent but not glamorous. Within that grade, it has won 2 from 10, which is a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 5. That is a perfectly respectable return at that level, suggesting this is a horse operating in exactly the right company. The one slightly puzzling note is the partnership with Callum Rodriguez — seven races together and no wins yet. That is not a crisis, but it is a stat worth noting, given how well the horse has run for other riders in the same period. Whether that combination eventually clicks will be one of the more interesting subplots to watch going forward.