Harswell Ruby

Roger Fell's yard at Nawton has sent out 25 winners this season, so the operation knows how to get horses to the line. Harswell Ruby's last win came at Thirsk on 10 April 2026, four months ago, which means this horse has now gone six consecutive races without tasting the winners' circle. Its most recent outing, just yesterday, was a 13th-place finish—a heavy blow after runs of fourth, fourth, second, and fifth that suggest it should be competitive. The jockey Rowan Scott, who rides the horse most often, has yet to steer it to victory in six attempts, which raises a question about whether this is the right partnership.

There is one track where Harswell Ruby has shown something approaching real form. Over distances between one mile and one furlong and one mile and two furlongs, the horse has won 1 of its 8 races—a 12% win rate at that precise range, roughly double its overall average. That narrow window is worth watching. At Class 5 level, where most of its races have been, the horse has managed 1 win from 13 attempts, which is not much to celebrate. Harswell Ruby is the sort of horse that keeps its the yard hoping for the next race, and sometimes that hope is enough reason to saddle up again.