Celestias Comet

Trainer James Fanshawe, who runs his yard from Newmarket, has had a strong season with 44 winners to his name, so the horse is in capable hands. Jonny Peate, the jockey who rides Celestias Comet most often, has partnered the horse six times and won once — a win rate that mirrors the horse's overall record, suggesting there's nothing obviously wrong with either the partnership or the horsemanship. The first win came at Southwell back in September 2025, and the second at Nottingham in July this year, but the gap between those victories and the recent struggles raises a question: is Celestias Comet capable of winning again, or has it simply hit a ceiling? With fresh ground to make up after yesterday's race, the next few outings will tell whether that Nottingham win was a genuine breakthrough or just a blip in a pattern of underperformance.