Lone Star

The partnership with jockey Joe Williamson is the first place to look. In 31 races together, they have won 6 times — a win rate of 19%, or almost 1 in every 5, which is meaningfully better than Lone Star's overall record. That kind of improvement with a specific jockey usually means something: a shared rhythm, a style of riding that suits the horse's temperament. When Williamson is in the saddle, the numbers say pay attention.

The other thing worth noting is what happens when the ground gets soft. On wet or muddy ground, Lone Star has won 4 from 13 races — nearly 1 in 3, which is a striking uplift on its overall average. For context, winning 31% of races on a specific type of ground is the kind of stat that has experienced racegoers checking the weather forecast. Newcastle is another happy hunting ground: 2 wins from just 4 races there, a genuinely impressive record at a single track.

The high point of the career came on 24 March 2023, when Lone Star won a Class 2 race at Musselburgh — one of the better races in Britain — which shows this horse has genuine ability when the conditions are right. Most of its races have come at Class 5, the everyday bread-and-butter level of the sport, where it wins 1 in every 7, but that Musselburgh victory is a reminder that the ceiling is higher than the typical assignments might suggest.

The current form is worth flagging honestly: Lone Star has not won in its last 6 races, with the most recent victory coming at Market Rasen in June 2025, eleven months ago. Recent finishes of fifth, tenth, and third suggest the horse is still competitive rather than fading, and at nine, it is not ancient for a jumper. With the right ground and Williamson aboard, another win would surprise nobody.