Mintana

Lingfield Park is where Mintana truly comes alive. She has won 3 of her 5 races there — that is 3 wins from just 5 attempts, a 60% win rate at a single track, which is a genuinely extraordinary number. Most horses win at a given course once or twice out of sheer chance; doing it 3 times from 5 visits suggests something more deliberate. Her first career win came at Lingfield in January 2023, and her most recent win came there too, just three months ago in February 2026. When Mintana travels to Lingfield, she means business.

She typically competes in Class 6 races, which sit at the entry level of the British racing pyramid. All 6 of her career wins have come at that level, from 33 races — a win rate of 18%, or roughly 1 in every 6. It is worth noting that her recent form reads 6-4-blank-1-2-5, with that "1" — a win — sitting right in the middle of the sequence. She is not fading; she is still competitive.

Much of that competitiveness is tied to her partnership with jockey Joe Leavy. Together they have won 4 of 14 races, a win rate of 29% — nearly 1 in 3. That is a striking number, and it tells you that when Leavy is in the saddle, something tends to click. Trainer James Evans, based at Kinnersley in Worcestershire, has sent out 8 winners already this season, so the yard is in decent form. Evans clearly knows how to place Mintana to give her every chance.

She is not a horse chasing the sport's biggest prizes, but that is beside the point. What Mintana represents is something pleasingly reliable: a horse with a home track she dominates, a jockey she thrives with, and the fitness and enthusiasm to still be racing — and winning — at six.