Eligible

The overall record tells its own story. Eleven wins and 18 places from 52 races — that is a horse that finishes in the money more often than not, winning roughly 1 in every 5 races (21%) across its career. It competes mainly at Class 5 level, the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and at that level it has won 6 of 21 races, or just under 1 in 3. These are not glamour races, but they are genuinely competitive, and a horse that wins at that rate over a long career has real, consistent ability.

What makes Eligible particularly compelling right now is the recent form. The last six runs read 8-8-6-1-1-1 — two poor efforts, one middling one, then three wins in a row. That kind of turnaround is not coincidence; something clicked, and it clicked at the right time. The most recent of those wins came at Southwell in January 2026, and the horse raced again just yesterday, meaning it is in the thick of an active campaign right now, not winding down.

Much of the credit for that winning run belongs to the partnership between Eligible and jockey Joanna Mason. Together they have won 8 of 33 races — just under 1 in 4 — which is a genuinely impressive number when you consider how many different variables racing throws at you. Mason clearly understands this horse, and the horse responds. Behind them both is the yard of Michael and David Easterby in Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, a stable that has sent out 51 winners already this season. That is a yard firing on all cylinders, and Eligible is very much part of the reason why.