Naqeeb

His record across 20 races reads three wins and 11 places — he wins about 1 in every 7 races, or 15%, which is a solid return, but the striking thing is where those wins have come. His first victory arrived at Kempton in August 2023, followed quickly by a Class 2 success at Haydock in September of the same year. Then came a long wait — and then Goodwood on 24 September 2025, where he landed a Class 1 race, one of the very top races in the British calendar. That is a significant step up. Plenty of horses win at Haydock and never get close to Class 1 level. Naqeeb got there.

What makes the Goodwood win particularly satisfying is the context around it. Earlier in the season he finished third at Royal Ascot in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes — a result Camacho's team were thrilled with, because it proved he belonged at that level. He had run some big races without reward, and his starting price at Goodwood suggested most punters weren't expecting much on the day either. Jockey Ryan Sexton, who had been learning the horse's quirks, rode him into the perfect position and committed at the right time. Sexton had noted after Ascot that Naqeeb takes a while to get going, but that day he had actually travelled too smoothly — a horse that is genuinely improving, in other words, still being figured out.

Naqeeb has been raced regularly, roughly every two or three weeks, and his most recent form — fifth, first, eighth, second, eighth, third — tells the story of a horse with real ability that hasn't always been able to express it consistently. His best distance appears to be around a mile and a quarter, where he has won 1 from 3 races, a 33% return that comfortably outperforms his record everywhere else. He raced just yesterday, so Camacho is clearly not shy about keeping him busy. A horse who wins at the top level, travels well, and is still being improved upon at six is worth following closely.