My Champion

That single win came at Wolverhampton in January 2026, and it is worth paying attention to the distance. When My Champion has raced over a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, the record improves sharply — one win from four races at those trips, meaning it has won 1 in every 4 at its preferred distance. That is a meaningful difference from its overall record, and it suggests a horse that has found its range even if it has not yet found consistent ways to convert that into victories.

The recent form — reading back from the latest race — goes 4-5-5-1-2-5, which tells a familiar story of inconsistency punctuated by that January breakthrough. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active training and in the middle of its season. Edward Bethell's yard has been in strong form this season, sending out 59 winners, which means My Champion is operating within a genuinely competitive environment day to day. That level of support from a busy, productive yard is worth noting for a young horse still finding its feet.

Most of My Champion's races have come at Class 5 level — the entry point for horses at this stage — and it has yet to win at that grade despite four attempts, which sounds counterintuitive given it has one win on the board. The Wolverhampton victory in January came four months ago now, and the question going forward is whether a 3-year-old with a clear preference for a specific distance, trained by a yard in fine fettle, can build on that single breakthrough. The ingredients are there. The results just need to catch up.