Isaac Newton

His first career win came at Goodwood in August 2025, and he returned to the same track to land a Class 2 race — one of Britain's best — which tells you something about his ability. The intervening period saw him travel to France for a couple of races that did not quite go his way, but his trainer A P O'Brien, who runs the powerhouse yard at Cashel in County Tipperary, is quite clear about what he sees. O'Brien believes Isaac Newton is better than his record suggests and has genuine room to improve. The trainer thinks the horse's ideal distance is somewhere between a mile and two furlongs and a mile and four furlongs — a proper staying test rather than a sprint — and has already plotted a path that includes the possibility of Royal Ascot rather than the Derby. That is not a small thing: it signals confidence in the horse's long-term prospects, even if he may not be the next big three-year-old sensation. With only a week since his latest win and active racing underway, Isaac Newton appears to be right where the yard want him.