Musical Touch

That partnership is with Oisin Orr, and the numbers are striking: 2 wins from just 5 races together, meaning they click at a rate of roughly 2 in every 5 — that is an extraordinary hit rate for any combination at this level. When Orr gets the leg up on Musical Touch, something tends to happen.

The horse's most recent win came at Southwell on 2 April 2026, just five weeks ago, so confidence in the yard will be high. The first career win arrived at Wolverhampton back in October 2024, and both venues are all-weather tracks — a useful detail that hints at where Musical Touch is most at home. On normal ground conditions, the record reads 2 wins from 6 races, a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 — well above the overall career average, which suggests the horse moves best when the ground underfoot is straightforward rather than testing.

The one puzzle in the profile is the Class 4 record: 0 wins from 6 races at that level. Given that Musical Touch clearly has winning ability, this suggests the horse finds its best form dropping down in class, where the competition thins out and confidence flows. The wins have come when conditions suit rather than when the opposition is stiffest.

Recent form tells a mixed story — a win followed by two well-beaten efforts of 15th before a step back up to respectability with a sixth and a fourth — but a win just five weeks ago keeps everything in perspective. This is a horse in active work, placed in the care of a yard firing on all cylinders, with a jockey who knows exactly how to ride it. The combination of Orr in the saddle, normal ground, and a drop in class is the recipe that has worked before, and there is no reason to think it will not work again.