Oakley's Way

That one victory came at Taunton on 27 November 2025, and it is now five months in the rear-view mirror. Since then, Oakley's Way has run six times without winning, though the recent form figures of 4-2-2-2-6-3 tell you there is plenty of life in this horse still. Four consecutive runner-up finishes in that sequence is a streak that would try anyone's patience — close enough to winning to suggest the ability is there, far enough away to suggest something keeps going slightly wrong on the day.

The partnership with jockey Sam Twiston-Davies is worth watching. Together they have a win rate of 17% — roughly 1 win in every 6 rides — which is meaningfully better than Oakley's Way manages with other jockeys across its career as a whole. That kind of specific chemistry matters in racing, and if Twiston-Davies is in the plate, the chances look sharper.

Trainer Anthony Honeyball operates out of Mosterton in Dorset and has been having a productive season, sending out 51 winners so far. A yard in that kind of form tends to mean horses are well-prepared and well-placed, which adds weight to the idea that Oakley's Way is being campaigned with purpose rather than just making up numbers. The one puzzle is the record at Class 4 level — the tier where this horse most often competes — which reads 0 wins from 5 races. It found the winner's enclosure in a different grade entirely at Taunton, which raises the interesting question of whether the team might look to place it slightly differently again. Oakley's Way raced just yesterday and is clearly in an active spell. Another run, another chance.