Flame Of Forest

That sole win came at Carlisle on 19 May 2025, and it stands as the defining moment of the career so far. Carlisle is a track that rewards horses who can handle an undulating, galloping layout, and breaking the duck there is no small thing. The recent form figures of 7-–-12-2-2-1 show a horse that has had its ups and downs — including an absence and a couple of quiet runs — but had clearly been building toward something when that win arrived.

Flame Of Forest is trained by Miss Natalia Lupini, based at Banbridge in County Down. The yard has sent out 17 winners this season, which speaks to an outfit that knows how to get a horse ready to perform. Having a trainer of that productivity in your corner matters — horses from active, winning yards tend to be produced fit and at the right moment, and 17 winners in a season is the kind of number that says this isn't a small operation finding its feet.

With a race just yesterday, Flame Of Forest is clearly in a busy spell, and the question now is whether the Carlisle form can be built upon. One win from seven races is modest on paper, but four places alongside it means this horse has been competitive far more often than the bare win tally suggests. The next step is turning those placed efforts into another victory.