Marnier

That one win came at Lingfield Park back in November 2025, and it arrived over a longer trip — somewhere between a mile and six furlongs and two miles. That detail is worth paying attention to. In that distance range, Marnier has won 1 from 3 races, which works out at 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3. For context, that is dramatically better than his overall record, and it suggests he is a horse who genuinely benefits from being asked to stay on and grind. Not every horse finds that extra distance — some find it a chore. Marnier seems to find it a release.

He has spent most of his career in the hands of Robert Havlin, who has partnered him in 8 of his 9 races. Together they have that one win from 8 outings, a 12% win rate, but Havlin will know this horse's quirks as well as anyone, and that kind of continuity matters. The stable behind them is John and Thady Gosden, one of the most powerful yards in British racing, based at Newmarket. With 140 winners already this season, they are not a team short of options — so the fact that Marnier keeps getting a run suggests they believe there is more in him yet.

His recent form reads 6-2-7-1-5-2, with that 1 being the Lingfield win back in November and a second place since then showing he has held his level. He raced just yesterday, which means he is very much in active training and in the thick of things. The question now is whether the team can find him a longer-distance race on a track that suits — because when those pieces line up, Marnier has already shown he knows what to do with the opportunity.