King's School

Newcastle is where King's School truly belongs. All four of his career wins have come at the same track, and he has raced there 21 times — which tells you something about how well the team knows what suits him. That is not a coincidence; it is a horse finding its home. His first win there came on 21 December 2024, and he has just added another this week, winning at Newcastle on 19 May 2026. Finding a track a horse genuinely loves and returning to it repeatedly is one of the simplest and smartest things a trainer can do, and Gemma Tutty's yard — which has sent out 20 winners already this season from their base in Osmotherley, North Yorkshire — has clearly done exactly that.

The partnership with jockey Warren Fentiman is worth noting too. In 10 races together, they have won twice — that is 1 in every 5 rides, a noticeably better win rate than King's School achieves overall. That kind of record suggests a genuine understanding between horse and rider, and it is the sort of combination you would want to see maintained.

Tutty described him earlier this month as "a really consistent, fun horse" — and his recent form backs that up entirely. His last six races read 1-3-8-3-3-3, which means that aside from one poor run, he has barely put a foot wrong. He handles distances between seven furlongs and a mile best, winning 4 of his 20 races at those trips — 1 in every 5 — and the trainer has indicated he is likely to stay on turf through the summer, where she believes a first turf win is well within reach. Given what he has already done on his favourite patch of ground at Newcastle, that confidence looks well founded.