Dandy's Angel

Trained by John Wainwright at Norton in North Yorkshire, Dandy's Angel is a Beverley specialist. The horse has won 6 of its 33 races at that track—a win rate of roughly 1 in 5—including its breakthrough win in August 2022 and its most recent victory in July 2025. That 14-month gap since the last win shows the horse is in a tough patch right now. Its recent form reads 6-6-3-12-8-9 (most recent first), a run of six races without a victory. Over a career of 75 races, Dandy's Angel has won 10 times and placed a further 30, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 races—respectable for a horse that competes most often at Class 5 level, where it wins roughly 1 in every 5 races (7 wins from 34).

The partnership with jockey Tom Kiely-Marshall is where Dandy's Angel shows its best form. They have combined for 4 wins from 19 races together—a 21% win rate—considerably better than the horse's overall record. That partnership works, and when the ground turns to soup and Kiely-Marshall is in the saddle, Dandy's Angel becomes worth watching. Right now it is in a losing streak, but age and form slumps are not permanent for horses, and a drop back to the muddy conditions it loves could spark a turnaround.