It's Maisy

Her win rate sits at 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 races — which sounds modest until you look at the context. At Class 5 level, the tier where she most often runs, she has won 3 of her 13 races at that grade, a 23% return that suggests she is well placed by her team at Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith's yard in High Eldwick, West Yorkshire. That yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 42 winners, so It's Maisy is part of a genuinely productive operation.

The most interesting chapter in her story is what happens when the weather turns. On wet or muddy ground, she is transformed — 4 wins from just 10 races, a 40% win rate. That means when conditions are soft, she wins almost every other time she runs, which is a remarkable conversion. Trainers and punters who follow her closely will have one eye permanently on the forecast. Her first career win came at Sedgefield in April 2023, and she has built steadily from there, most recently winning at Newcastle on 11 April 2026 — just three weeks ago, confirming she is in the form of her life right now.

Her recent run of form tells a clear story: in her last six races she has finished in the first four every single time, with a win included. That kind of consistency from an 8-year-old is not something to take lightly — horses at this stage of their career can become unpredictable, but It's Maisy is doing the opposite, racing with focus and regularity. She was out just yesterday, which underlines how active she currently is.

The one curiosity is her record with regular jockey Peter Kavanagh — 0 wins from 5 races together, despite her broader success. It's not a crisis, but it is the kind of stat that makes you wonder whether a different partnership might unlock even more from a horse who, on her best days, looks genuinely hard to beat.