Hockney

What makes Hockney particularly compelling right now is the sheer momentum it has built. Of its last six races, it has won three — a sequence that reads 1-1-1 scattered through the form alongside a couple of quieter efforts, finishing as recently as this week with a win at Kempton Park on 20 May 2026. Winning at Kempton is no small thing; it is one of the busiest and most competitive all-weather tracks in Britain, and horses that handle it well tend to be tough, versatile competitors. The fact that Hockney raced just yesterday and is listed as currently active tells you this is a horse in the thick of a busy, productive spell — not one being nursed along between rare appearances.

The partnership with jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin is worth watching closely. Together they have won 2 from 5 races, which works out to 40% — two in every five times they team up, one of them ends in victory. That is the kind of ratio that makes a trainer keep reaching for the same phone number when the declaration stage comes around. Jamin clearly understands how to ride this horse, and that mutual familiarity often makes the difference at the highest level.

Behind the scenes, Tom Dascombe's yard at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire has sent out 22 winners already this season — a yard in confident, productive form. Upper Lambourn sits at the heart of British racing's training heartland, and Dascombe has long been regarded as a sharp operator who gets results on the all-weather circuit in particular. Hockney fits neatly into that picture: a quick-improving, frequently-running horse from a team that clearly knows what it is doing.

Hockney's career began to take shape at Lingfield Park in September 2025, and in under a year it has turned into one of the more consistent performers in its division. Three wins, three places, a live jockey partnership, and a winning run that ended literally this week — right now, this horse is very much one to follow.