Lady Roisia

Her record reads one win and three places from three races — she has won 1 in every 3 races she has entered, which for a young horse still finding her feet is a genuinely solid foundation. That sole win came at Nottingham in October 2025, and the way it happened is arguably more interesting than the result itself. Jockey Hector Crouch was open afterwards that Lady Roisia effectively did everything the hard way: she found herself out in front on her own with more than two furlongs still to run, started eyeing the big screen on the inside of the track, and wandered around a little in the final furlong rather than driving straight. In other words, she won while being distracted and green, and Crouch's view was clear — she had more to give than the winning margin implied.

Ralph Beckett clearly has a soft spot for this horse, and not just because she won. Lady Roisia is the first of her dam Talent's offspring he has trained, and she was also the first winner that Talent has produced as a broodmare — so the win at Nottingham was something of a family milestone. Beckett's yard has been in sharp form this season, sending out 109 winners, and he has spoken about pointing Lady Roisia toward a trial, potentially at Chester, which would represent a significant step up in class and ambition. Chester is a tight, unusual track that rewards horses with a particular kind of agility and balance, and the fact that Beckett is considering it suggests he believes she has the tools to handle something more demanding.

She raced just yesterday, so this is very much a story still being written. But the ingredients are intriguing: a young horse with a clean record, a trainer who clearly believes in her, and a jockey who came off the track after her only win saying she was value for more. That combination tends to mean something.