Jonny Concrete

The distances between seven furlongs and a mile suit him best. Over those trips he has won 2 of just 7 races — nearly 1 in every 3 — which is an excellent ratio and tells you this is a horse who becomes a very different proposition when conditions play to his strengths. His trainer Iain Jardine, based at Carrutherstown in Dumfries and Galloway, clearly knows exactly where and when to place him. Jardine has sent out 57 winners this season alone, and his judgement shows: he's been deliberately holding Jonny Concrete back in recent weeks, keeping him fresh for a specific target rather than running him just for the sake of it.

That target is Ayr, and that is where this profile gets genuinely interesting. Jonny Concrete has won 2 of just 4 races at the track — that's half his appearances there ending in victory, which is a remarkable record at any course. His first career win came at Ayr in August 2024, and Jardine is pointing him there again with the Bronze Cup in mind, confident he could "run a really big race." When a trainer of 57 winners this season uses that kind of language, it's worth paying attention.

His regular partner in the saddle is Andrew Mullen, who has ridden him in 17 of his 20 races and shares those 3 wins — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 rides together. That level of familiarity between horse and jockey matters, and with both likely to team up again at Ayr, Jonny Concrete arrives as a horse who knows the track, knows his rider, and has been specifically prepared for the occasion. The last win came at Musselburgh in April 2025, so the yard will be keen to add to the tally — and Ayr next week looks like the likeliest place it happens.