Cover Up

The Crisford yard at Newmarket has been in red-hot form this season, sending out 85 winners, and Cover Up has been a part of that momentum. Its most important victory came at Ascot in July 2025 — a Class 2 race, meaning one of the better contests in British racing — and it won another Class 2 at Doncaster the previous October. Those are not flukes. Winning at Ascot, arguably Britain's most prestigious track, at that level suggests this is a horse that raises its game when the occasion demands it.

William Buick, one of the country's top jockeys, has ridden Cover Up in 13 of its 25 races and the pair have won together 5 times — a win rate of 38%, or almost 2 in every 5 races they run together. That is a meaningful number. It suggests a genuine partnership, the kind where jockey and horse understand each other, and it is no surprise Buick keeps coming back.

Away from Britain, Cover Up has developed something of a love affair with Meydan in Dubai, winning twice from 6 visits there — including a win as recently as December 2025. A horse that can travel internationally and perform at that level has a certain class about it. The 29 days since its last run means it is fresh, fit, and clearly still in training — this story is not finished.

Recent form reads 3, unplaced, 1, 4, 1, 15 — a mixed picture that shows both the highs and the occasional off day, but with two wins from the last six races, the good days are recent and real. On normal ground conditions it has won 2 from 3 (67%), suggesting it is at its very best when the track is neither too wet nor too firm. With £74,000 in career earnings implied by its level of competition, Cover Up is a horse that has earned its place at the table — and still looks like it has more to say.