Cornmarket

The partnership with jockey Alan King amplifies this story. When King is in the saddle, Cornmarket wins at an impressive rate of three wins from seven races — roughly 43 per cent — a figure that suggests a strong working relationship and good tactical understanding. That's a different horse entirely from the one that struggles elsewhere. Cornmarket's recent form has been quiet, with no wins in its last six races, though it did manage a second place and a couple of seventh-place finishes, suggesting it still has some ability. The horse was last active just a day ago and remains in training with John J Cullen.

What makes Cornmarket interesting is precisely this: it is not a brilliant horse, but it is a useful one when conditions align. It prefers normal ground — winning twice from ten races on standard conditions — and it thrives at Sligo in particular. The last win came on 24 October 2025, now ten months in the past, which suggests the horse may be due a run where it can show its best. For a horse sitting at seven years old with modest prize money earned, Cornmarket represents the kind of modest but genuine talent that makes racing schedules turn: a course horse that knows its job and can deliver when sent to the right place.