Galyx

Galyx took his time to find his feet, and Channon has been open about that. When the horse broke through at Windsor in May 2024, his trainer noted afterwards that it had taken a long while for him to mature mentally, and that the tight turns at Windsor might easily have unsettled him. They did not. That win, described as professional and showing a bit of class, was the start of something rather than a peak. Five months later, Galyx backed it up with a second win at Leicester over a mile and two furlongs — a distance that seems to suit him well — and the form earned him a rating of 87, which puts him comfortably in contention for some of the better races on the calendar.

The recent form figures read 13-3-7-9-1-4 — that middle stretch of poor results is worth noting, but the Leicester win sits right in there at position five, and Channon has spoken about the John Smith's Cup as a genuine target, a well-known race that draws a competitive field each summer. That is not the kind of ambition a trainer voices for a horse going nowhere. He has also mentioned that Galyx should improve as the year goes on, which is significant — at five, with only nine races behind him, there is still room to develop in a way that many horses this age simply do not have.

The one area to watch is his record at Class 4 level, where he has run three times without winning. That sounds like a concern until you consider the context: those runs include some of his least convincing recent form, and the Leicester win came as he stepped back up in class and distance. He raced just one day ago, so he is right in the thick of his season. Whether Glorious Goodwood or something like the John Smith's Cup materialises, Galyx looks like a horse whose best days are still ahead of him.