Charles Morin

That one career win came at Lingfield Park on 23 May 2024, and it remains his only visit to the winner's enclosure. Lingfield is a quirky, undulating track with a tight bend that suits certain horses down to the ground, and Charles Morin clearly took to it. The problem is that was two years ago now, and the six races since have produced nothing better than a third-place finish. His recent form reads 10th, 3rd, 5th, 4th, and 4th — promising enough in places to suggest he is still trying, but not quite good enough to suggest a second win is just around the corner.

Where Charles Morin does look most interesting is at a distance of around a mile and a bit — between 1m1f and 1m2f. At that range he has won one from four races, which translates to a 25% win rate. In a horse with otherwise thin credentials, that is a meaningful number. It suggests there is a version of Charles Morin that shows up when the trip suits him, and that version is worth keeping an eye on if the conditions line up.

His most frequent partner in the saddle is Paddy Bradley, who has ridden him eleven times and picked up that single win together — a combination that wins roughly 1 in every 11 attempts. Charles Morin typically competes at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, where he has won just one from twelve starts. That context matters: this is not a horse mixing it with the best, but even at this level he has found winning hard to come by. He raced just one day ago, so he is clearly in a busy spell of his career. Whether Pat Phelan's yard can unlock another win from him remains the open question.