Glorious Kitty

That win came at Ayr on 20 May 2026, just this week, and it arrived over a distance of between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs — the sweet spot where she clearly feels most at home. Over that trip she has now won 1 from 5, a 20% win rate, which is meaningfully better than her overall record suggests. In horse racing terms, finding a distance that suits is half the battle, and Glorious Kitty appears to have found hers.

She is trained by the father-and-son partnership of Michael and David Easterby at their yard in Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire — a busy and productive operation that has already sent out 55 winners this season alone. That kind of volume means they know what they are doing with a horse like this: patient, placed her consistently while she developed, and finally got the reward. Her regular jockey Billy Garritty had been on board for 8 of her 15 races without a win together, so the breakthrough at Ayr will mean a great deal to both of them.

One thing worth watching is her record at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — where she is yet to win in five attempts. Her Ayr victory may have come at a different level, which would suggest the yard has found a more suitable spot for her. Either way, a horse who just won a race and raced again the very next day is a horse whose team is keeping busy and keeping confident. Glorious Kitty looks like she could add to that winning tally before long.