Claude

That single win came at Wexford on 24 July 2025, and it clearly meant something to the yard. Sarah Joanna Connell trains out of Tallow in County Waterford, a small operation that has sent out just three winners this season, so every success counts. When a yard is working at that scale, a winner isn't just a good day at the races — it's the kind of result that keeps the whole operation going.

The recent form is worth a closer look. Reading from left to right, those last six runs tell a story: a win, then a break from racing, then a seventh, a sixth, a third, and before all that, the win itself. What you're seeing is a horse that found the top of the podium and has been trying to get back there ever since — mixing decent placings with some quieter efforts. Racing just one day ago, Claude is clearly in an active spell, which means the team believes there's more to come in the near future.

At this level, Claude isn't a star, but that's not really the point. This is a horse representing a small trainer putting in the work week after week, and for the yard like Sarah Connell's yard, a horse like this — honest, placing regularly, capable of winning on its day — is genuinely valuable. The fact that Claude has placed three times alongside that win suggests it isn't just filling out a field. It's competitive, it turns up, and somewhere out there is probably another afternoon at Wexford with its name on it.