Giovanni Change

Trained by Mark Walford at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, Giovanni Change is part of a yard in fine form — 35 winners sent out this season alone, which is a strong return and a sign that horses are arriving at the races ready to run. Giovanni Change's regular partner in the saddle is Jamie Hamilton, who has ridden the horse in 12 of its races together for 1 win, winning roughly 1 in every 12 — a modest return, though the horse's place record suggests the partnership is rarely far away.

The bulk of Giovanni Change's career has come at Class 4 level — a solid middle tier of British racing — where the horse has won 2 from 15 races. That 13% win rate, roughly 1 in every 7 or 8 at this grade, is respectable for a horse competing regularly at this standard. The first win came at Market Rasen in August 2022, and the most recent arrived at Wetherby just six weeks ago in late March 2026 — proof that at 11 years old, Giovanni Change is still very much a horse to take seriously, not a name being kept on the books out of sentiment.

The recent form makes that point emphatically. Looking at the last six races, the sequence reads third, third, first, a blank run, third, another blank — and the horse raced just yesterday. That pattern of thirds interspersed with wins is the hallmark of a consistent, competitive animal that rarely finishes out of the mix when conditions suit. At an age when many horses have long since retired, Giovanni Change is still racing, still placing, and still winning. For anyone keeping an eye on the northern jump circuit, this is one worth watching.