Maho Bay

Its first win came at Kempton Park in December 2025, and it followed that up with a victory at Newmarket just three weeks ago in April 2026. Newmarket is one of the most prestigious venues in British racing — a flat, wide, unforgiving track where horses have nowhere to hide. Winning there means something. The fact that Maho Bay's most recent run before that Newmarket win was a fourth place suggests it hit a brief dip in form, but it bounced back sharply, which is the kind of resilience that makes a horse worth watching.

Behind all of this is trainer Charlie Appleby, based at Newmarket — and what a yard to be part of. Appleby's team has sent out 121 winners already this season, which tells you everything about the scale and quality of the operation. This is a stable that competes at the very top of the sport, and the horses that emerge from it with back-to-back wins tend to attract serious attention. Maho Bay raced just one day ago and is currently active, meaning this story is still being written.