Johnny Boom

The bigger picture is of a horse operating mainly at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter end of British racing — competitive, but not the big occasions. At that level he has won just 1 from 18 races, a modest 6%, so the wins haven't come easily. His career earnings of £74,000 tell the story of a horse that has been consistent enough to place regularly — 12 times in the frame from 34 races — without quite being a serial winner. He's the kind of horse that keeps the yard hopeful rather than wealthy.

What he does like is normal ground and a trip of around a mile to a mile and a quarter, where he has won 2 from 8 races, a decent 25% in that bracket. Pair that with the right conditions and Wolverhampton on the racecard and you have the version of Johnny Boom worth watching. Trainer Shaun Lycett, based in Leafield in Oxfordshire, has sent out just two winners this season, so this is a small yard where every winner genuinely matters.

The recent form is encouraging. After a blank run and a seventh, he came back to win at Leicester in October 2025, then followed that with a second place at his most recent outing just yesterday. That sequence — a win, then a runner-up — hints at a horse in decent nick right now. Jockey Clifford Lee, who has partnered him in 6 of his races for 1 win together, will know his quirks well enough by now. If Johnny Boom turns up at Wolverhampton on good ground over his favourite trip in the coming weeks, he'll be worth more than a passing glance.