Forget The Way

The win rate sits at around 1 in every 10 races, which is modest on paper, but the places tell a fuller story. Horses at this level — typically Class 4, one of the mid-tier grades of British racing — often run in fields where finishing second or third is genuinely hard work. Forget The Way has done it 17 times. It collects money quietly, like a reliable employee who never makes the headlines but never lets you down either.

Where it genuinely shines is Huntingdon. Two wins from six races at that track — winning 1 in every 3 times it races there — makes it a genuine course specialist. The most recent of those wins came in November 2025, roughly six months ago, and recent form suggests the horse is still very much in the mix: the last six runs read 2-5-1-2-6-2, meaning it has won once and finished second three times in that stretch. That is strong, consistent form for a horse of its age and class.

Tom Cannon has ridden it in 12 of its races, a real partnership by any measure, though they have only converted once together — winning roughly 1 in every 12 rides. That might seem low, but it reflects the competitive nature of the grade more than any failing on either part. The trainer, James Owen, is based in Newmarket and has had a productive season with 204 winners sent out — a yard clearly in good health, and one capable of placing its horses well.

Forget The Way raced just yesterday, which tells you everything about its constitution. At nine years old, still active, still placing, still winning at a track it clearly loves — there is not much drama to the story, but there is a lot of quiet durability. Some horses are built for the big occasion. Forget The Way is built for the long haul.