Oilisa

Mark Walford trains her out of Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, and his yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 35 winners. That kind of productivity from a regional yard means horses are being placed smartly — and Oilisa is a good example of that. She has spent most of her career in Class 6 races, which sit at the grassroots end of British racing, and at that level she has won 2 of her 6 attempts, or roughly 1 in every 3. That is a horse being aimed where she can compete.

Her career overall reads 2 wins and 3 places from 11 races, with that breakthrough first win coming at Ayr in October 2025. She quickly followed it up at Nottingham two weeks later, which suggested real momentum. Recent form tells a different story — her last two runs have both resulted in tenth-place finishes — but she raced just yesterday, so the team clearly still has plans for her. Whether those two disappointing runs are a blip or something more permanent is the question worth watching.

At four years old, Oilisa is still a young horse with room to develop. Her record rewards patience: she looked like a horse going nowhere through her early starts, then suddenly won back-to-back races in the space of a fortnight. That kind of form can reappear, and when you know the conditions she thrives in — a mile or so, standard company, the right distance — she is a horse worth keeping an eye on.