Nanny Park

Her one career win came at Kempton Park in December 2024, over a distance of around a mile and a quarter — the kind of trip that still brings out the best in her. Over that range of one mile one furlong to one mile two furlongs, she has won 1 from 7 races, which works out at roughly 1 in 7, a noticeably better record than she manages at other distances. That suggests her the yard have a clear idea of where to aim her, even if the wins have been hard to come by.

What makes her recent form genuinely interesting is the consistency of those placed efforts. Her last six races read 12-8-3-3-3-3 — four third-place finishes in a row before she dropped back through the field in her last two. That purple patch of thirds suggested a horse running well within herself and perhaps on the cusp of winning again, so the more recent stumbles will have been a mild frustration for the yard at Malton. Sara Ender's team has sent out 9 winners this season, so the operation is clearly in decent form.

Jockey Daniel Muscutt has the clearest picture of what Nanny Park can do, having ridden her to her only win and partnering her in 5 of her 13 races overall. Together they have won 1 from 5, which is a win rate of 20% — or roughly 1 in 5 — a much healthier number than her overall record suggests. That combination is worth noting if they line up together again.

Nanny Park raced just yesterday, so she is firmly active and clearly being kept busy. She is a Class 5 regular — the bread-and-butter level of the sport — and she has won 1 from 8 at that level. With the right conditions and Muscutt back in the saddle, another win is not out of the question. Whether she can finally build on that sole Kempton success is the story worth watching.