Furthur

The broader numbers are solid without being flashy. Nine races, 2 wins and 4 places, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4.5 races — just over 22%. For a 4-year-old still finding its feet at the top level, that is respectable. The more interesting story is what happens when you zoom in. Furthur opened its account at Newbury in April 2025 in a top-two race, then went back there in August and won a Class 1 — one of the most prestigious races in British racing. Two visits, two wins. The third visit produced a place. That is a horse that treats Newbury like its living room.

Away from Newbury, life has been harder. Furthur has run in Class 1 company five times in total and won just once, a 20% win rate in the toughest bracket of racing. That context matters — these are genuinely elite fields, and getting beaten in them is not embarrassing. The recent form string of 4-6-1-5-2-5 tells the same story: capable of brilliance (that "1" is the Newbury Class 1 win in August), but inconsistent, which is entirely normal for a young horse learning how to compete at this level.

Jockey Oisin Murphy has been on board for six of those nine races, winning twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 rides together. That is a strong partnership by any measure, and the fact that Balding keeps putting one of Britain's best jockeys on Furthur suggests the yard believes there is more to come. Balding himself has had an exceptional season, sending out 202 winners — a number that reflects a yard firing on all cylinders.

Furthur raced just one day ago and remains active. With Newbury set to stage more big meetings, keep this horse very much on your radar if that track comes up. It has form there that most horses at this level would envy.