Malangen

The real story with Malangen is Perth. Of its six career wins, four have come at the Scottish track, making it one of those horses that genuinely loves a particular place in a way that goes beyond coincidence. Four wins from 32 races there works out to roughly 1 in every 8 races — which sounds modest until you consider how hard it is to win at any racecourse consistently over years. Perth is where Malangen got its first career win back in June 2022, and it has kept coming back to deliver. Some horses simply suit a track's layout, its bends, its character. Malangen clearly suits Perth's.

Wet and muddy ground also brings out the best in this horse. On soft or heavy going it has won 2 of its 9 races — roughly 1 in 5 — a noticeably better return than its overall record of winning about 1 in 10. When the rain arrives and the ground gets testing, Malangen moves up a gear. That is a useful trait to know.

Regular jockey Peter Kavanagh has been in the saddle for 28 of those 63 races, which speaks to a long-running partnership — though they have only won together once, a 4% return. Trainer Lisa Harrison has sent out five winners from her yard this season, so the operation is ticking over. And crucially, Malangen raced just one day ago, confirming this is still an active, competitive horse in the autumn of its career.

The last win came at Market Rasen in July 2025 — eleven months ago now — and the six most recent runs have brought three third-place finishes, a second, and a seventh. No wins, but rarely out of contention. At 11, Malangen is not the force it once might have been, but it is still turning up, still finishing in the money, and still reminding anyone watching why it has lasted this long.