Moon Chime

The most recent came just this week at Haydock Park, which tells you everything you need to know about where this horse is right now. Winning at any point is hard; winning when you are eight years old and have already had 17 races means you are genuinely sharp, not coasting on past glories. The bulk of Moon Chime's racing has come at Class 4 level — solid, competitive mid-tier races — where the record reads 2 wins from 6 attempts, a rate of 33%. That is a horse operating comfortably in its right company, not one being thrown in too deep or dropped too low to pick up easy wins.

The journey started at Worcester in May 2023, and since then Moon Chime has been a regular and reliable presence. The last six runs show a fourth and a third mixed in with some tougher days, which is entirely normal — what matters is that the wins keep coming, and the Haydock victory this week is the most recent proof of that. Behind Moon Chime is the yard of David Killahena and Graeme McPherson, based in Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire. They have sent out 18 winners already this season, so this is a team in form, not one getting lucky. When a horse wins for a yard that is already firing, it rarely feels like an accident. Moon Chime, active just one day ago, looks every bit a horse with more to give.