Gore Point

The most interesting detail in his profile is what he does at Newton Abbot. He has won 2 of his 4 races there — that is half of everything he has ever run at the track, in a career where his overall win rate is 1 in every 5. For a horse to perform that much better at one specific course is always worth noticing. Newton Abbot is a tight, turning track in Devon that suits a certain type of nimble, forward-going horse, and Gore Point clearly thrives on it. His last win came there in July 2025, so it is fresh in the memory.

He has been off the track for around six months now, which is a significant break and the obvious question mark heading into his return. That said, Anthony Honeyball's yard in Dorset has been in excellent form this season — 51 winners is a serious tally and suggests a team that knows how to have horses ready. Honeyball has spoken about Gore Point being a forward-going type who appreciates faster, drier ground, and the plan has been to make the most of good conditions when they arrive. That approach paid off through 2024 and into 2025.

In the saddle, Sam Twiston-Davies has been the regular partner, riding Gore Point in 11 of his 15 races. The combination has clicked — those 11 rides have produced all 3 wins, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4 rides together. That is notably better than the horse's overall record and suggests a genuine working relationship between horse and jockey.

His recent form reads 2-4-3-5-2-1 from last to first, which shows a horse that was winning and placing regularly before his break. He competes mainly at Class 5, the entry level of British racing, and has won 2 of his 9 races at that level. There is nothing wrong with being a Class 5 performer — these races are genuinely competitive — but it does frame what Gore Point is: a reliable, place-finding type who occasionally wins, and who becomes something more when he finds his favourite track at Newton Abbot.