The overall record reads one win and one place from eight races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 outings, so Ken Brulee is not what you would call a frequent winner. What makes that Lingfield success worth noting is that it came very recently, which means the horse is in form right now rather than trading on distant memories. The most recent six results — finishing seventh, then first, then tenth, fifth, sixth, and fifth — tell a somewhat uneven story, but that second-place finish in the sequence shows he had been knocking on the door before the win finally came.
The jockey most associated with Ken Brulee is Tyler Heard, who has partnered the horse five times without getting a winner. Interestingly, the breakthrough at Lingfield came without that partnership producing the result — zero wins from five rides together is a curious footnote, though five rides is a fairly small sample to draw firm conclusions from.
The horse is trained by Mark Usher, based at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire — one of British racing's most well-known training villages. Usher's yard has sent out 14 winners already this season, which suggests a stable in decent working order. Ken Brulee is clearly a horse they have kept faith with across eight races, and last week's result at Lingfield suggests that faith might finally be starting to pay off.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 26 May | 50% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 5 Jun | 0% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 2 other | 18 Dec | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Oct | 0% |