Lady Hornblower

That win came at Beverley in August 2025, and it remains her only career success so far. Beverley is a quirky, undulating track in East Yorkshire with a stiff uphill finish that suits horses with a certain kind of determination, so it's a result worth noting. Whether she can add to it is the question her supporters will be asking.

Her recent form reads 9-6-18-2-1-2 — a mixed picture, with that win sandwiched between a couple of decent runner-up finishes, before things got a bit ragged in her last couple of outings. She raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping her busy, which at least means she's in good health.

Jack Garritty has been in the saddle for 5 of her 7 races, winning once together — a 1-in-5 ratio that sits comfortably better than her overall record, which hints there's a working partnership developing there. Garritty is a regular face in northern racing and knows this kind of horse well.

She's trained by Jedd O'Keeffe, whose small but well-regarded yard in Coverham, North Yorkshire, has sent out 18 winners this season — a solid return that speaks to a trainer who keeps his horses fit and competitive. O'Keeffe tends to place his horses sensibly, and Lady Hornblower's record at Class 4 level — the bread-and-butter middle tier of British racing — shows 1 win from 3 races at that level, or 1 in 3, which is genuinely encouraging. It suggests that when she's pitched at the right grade, she's more than capable of holding her own.