Jackie Hobbs

The quality of those wins is what sets this horse apart. Two of the four victories have come in Class 2 races — among the better races in Britain — at Newbury in November 2025 and at Ascot the previous February. Winning at Ascot, one of the most famous racecourses in the world, is not something most horses ever manage. Doing it in one of the better-quality races on the calendar marks Jackie Hobbs out as a genuinely useful performer. The first career win came at Ludlow in December 2024, and the most recent at Warwick in January 2026, so this horse has been knocking in results steadily across a range of tracks.

Where things get interesting is when Jackie Hobbs steps up to Class 1 — the very top tier of British racing. In three attempts at that level, it has yet to win. That is not a disgrace; Class 1 races attract the very best horses in training, and simply competing in them is an achievement. But it does suggest the horse is most dangerous one rung below the summit, where it has proven it can beat good opposition on big occasions.

Regular jockey Paul O'Brien has been in the saddle for 6 of its 9 races and has ridden 2 of its 4 winners together — winning roughly 1 in every 3 rides. That is a solid partnership. Recent form shows a sixth and a fifth in its last two outings after the Warwick win, so the horse is running consistently without quite finding the front, but with a record this strong and a yard firing on all cylinders, another win would surprise nobody.