Colonel Mustard

Those two recent wins tell an interesting story on their own. His first career win came at Galway back in October 2021, and his most recent came at Navan in November 2025 — meaning he has kept finding the winner's enclosure across four years of racing. That kind of longevity is genuinely rare, and it speaks to a horse that stays sound, stays competitive, and keeps the team at Summerhill motivated to keep running him.

The one area where Colonel Mustard has consistently come up short is at the very top level. He has run 10 times in Class 1 races — the biggest and best events in the calendar — without winning any of them. That is not a failure exactly; getting into those races at all puts him in the company of the best horses around, and competing rather than embarrassing himself is an achievement in its own right. But it does suggest his best form comes when he drops into slightly less pressurised company.

Trained by Mrs Lorna Fowler out of Summerhill in County Meath, Colonel Mustard is part of a yard that has sent out 3 winners this season. His most regular partner in the saddle is Conor Orr, who has ridden him in 5 races and won once together — a win rate of 20%, or 1 from every 5 rides, which is actually a better return than his overall career average. He last raced 18 days ago, so he is fit, active, and presumably with another run just around the corner. At 11, every win feels like a bonus — but this horse has a habit of delivering them when it matters.