Grimese's Special

That sole victory came at Salisbury on 12 September 2025, and it arrived over a distance between seven furlongs and a mile — the range where Grimese's Special clearly feels most at home. Over that trip, the record reads one win from four attempts, which works out at 25%, or 1 in every 4 races. That's a meaningful improvement on the overall figure, and it suggests the horse isn't struggling for ability so much as it has needed the right conditions to show it.

The recent form string — 8, 13, 5, 6, 1, 7, reading from most recent back — paints a picture of inconsistency, but there's something worth noting: the run before the Salisbury win produced a sixth, and the win itself came sandwiched between a seventh and a fifth. This isn't a horse firing every week, but it's one that can produce a sharp performance when things click. Moore's yard has sent out 17 winners already this season, which tells you this is an operation that knows how to get a horse ready to win. Grimese's Special raced just yesterday, so it is right in the middle of an active campaign.

At three years old, there is still time for the picture to develop. The Salisbury win was nine months ago now, and the challenge for Moore will be finding the races and distances that bring out that same performance again.