Hiya Maite

The partnership with jockey Lewis Edmunds is the most interesting thread running through this career. Together they've won 6 of their 31 races — roughly 1 in every 5, which is a genuinely strong win rate and noticeably better than the horse's overall record of 1 in every 8. That gap suggests Edmunds brings something out of this horse that others don't, and it's the kind of statistic that makes you want to see them reunited.

Trainer Roy Bowring's yard has sent out 5 winners already this season, so the operation is ticking over, and a break of 84 days before this next run is worth noting. That's long enough to suggest the team has been patient and picked their moment rather than simply running the horse into form.

The concern, honestly, is the timing. Hiya Maite hasn't won since Doncaster on 1st June 2024 — that's 22 months ago now — and the last 6 races have produced nothing better than a pair of second places. At Class 3 level, which represents solid, competitive racing without quite being the very top tier, the horse has won just 2 from 20 attempts, or 1 in every 10. That's a low return at its most common level of competition, which means those wins, when they do come, require things to fall right.

What you have with Hiya Maite is a durable, experienced eight-year-old who has proven it can win at a decent level but is clearly in a quieter spell. The Edmunds partnership remains its best calling card. If those two are reunited on its return from this break, that's the version of this horse most worth watching.