The partnership with jockey Ben Robinson is worth noting. Together they have won 2 of their 10 races — that's 1 in every 5 — and Brian Ellison's yard at Norton in North Yorkshire has been in fine form this season, sending out 43 winners. Ellison is an experienced operator, and a stable in that kind of form tends to have its horses sharp and ready. Homestrait looks well placed within it.
The conditions matter with this horse. On normal ground, Homestrait has won 2 of 5 races — a 40% win rate, which is genuinely impressive. That means almost every other time it races on a standard surface, it wins. Over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, it has also won 2 from 8 races, or 1 in every 4. Both trends point to a horse with a clear profile: get it to the right track in the right conditions and it becomes a serious proposition.
Recent form shows a mixed picture — a win, then a long gap, then a run that produced a 28th-place finish, followed by three more quiet efforts. That 28 stands out like a bad day at the office, the kind of result that can happen for all sorts of reasons, and the horse clearly bounced back from it. The last win came at Musselburgh in August 2025, which is now nine months ago, and the most recent run was just yesterday, so the team are keeping Homestrait busy. Whether another win is close depends heavily on getting those conditions right — normal ground, the right trip — but the building blocks are there.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 21 May | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 13 Oct | 50% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 | 2 seconds | 13 May | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 15 Apr | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 19 Jul | 100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 4 Aug | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Sep | 0% |