Narmar

The last six runs read 11-10-2-4-3-1, and the direction of travel matters here. Those two double-figure finishes are fading in the rear-view mirror. Since then, Narmar has finished third, fourth, second, and — most recently, at Ffos Las in June 2025 — first. That is a horse finding its feet and building momentum, not one going through the motions. The fact that it raced just one day ago suggests the yard is keeping it busy and confident.

Trainer Jennie Candlish operates out of Basford in Staffordshire and has had a productive season, sending out 61 winners. That is not a small operation doing things quietly — 61 winners is a yard firing on all cylinders, and having an in-form horse like Narmar in the string at this point of the season makes sense. George Wood has been the regular partner in the saddle, winning 1 from 5 rides together — a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 5 times they've teamed up — which is a solid return.

The one genuine puzzle in Narmar's record is its performance at the level it most often competes at. In seven races at Class 4 — one of the mid-tier levels of British racing — the horse has yet to win, drawing a blank in all seven. Both career victories have come elsewhere, including that Ffos Las success. Whether that is coincidence, a quirk of the specific fields it has faced, or something for the team to work around is an open question. What it does tell you is that Narmar knows how to win — it just tends to do it on its own terms.