What really stands out is Bath. In eight races there, Neptune Legend has won four times — a 50% win rate that is genuinely exceptional. That is the sort of record that keeps a horse's the yard going back to the same track, the one place where everything just clicks. He last won there eight weeks ago, in July, and clearly loves the layout and the ground when it suits him. On fast, dry ground generally, he wins roughly one in every four races (4 from 16), compared to his overall figure of roughly one in every eight (10 from 77). Soft or muddy conditions do not bring out his best.
His recent form has been hot. In his last six races, he has won twice, placed once in second, and filled the frame on all but one occasion — results that suggest a horse in the form of his life right now, despite being seven. He typically races in Class 6 company, where he has won seven of 49 races, and he seems to fire best over middle distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs. Trained by Tony Carroll's busy Worcestershire yard, which has sent out 136 winners this season alone, Neptune Legend raced just yesterday and is ready to run again. For a horse who has spent his career hunting wins in modest company, finding courses and conditions that play to his strengths has made all the difference.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
15 | 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 10 other | 9 Apr | 13.3% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
14 | 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 9 other | 15 Dec | 14.3% |
| Brighton Undulating |
10 | 1 win, 1 second, 8 other | 23 Aug | 10% |
| Bath Undulating |
8 | 4 wins, 1 second, 3 other | 1 Jul | 50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
8 | 1 win, 1 third, 6 other | 7 Feb | 12.5% |
| Windsor Sharp |
5 | 1 third, 4 other | 29 Jun | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 10 Mar | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 29 Oct | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 8 Jan | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 18 Sep | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 other | 24 Sep | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Aug | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jul | 0% |