Onyeisi

That win came at Chelmsford on 6 November 2025, and it arrived at a distance of somewhere between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs — a trip that clearly suits this horse well. At those longer distances, Onyeisi has won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate, which is a genuinely strong return. Compare that to its overall record and you can see the pattern clearly: get the trip right, and this horse is a different animal. Chelmsford is an all-weather track in Essex, which operates year-round regardless of British weather, and it is where Onyeisi broke its duck — worth remembering if the horse returns there.

The recent sequence of 10-7-2-2-2-3 is a tale of two halves. Reading from right to left — oldest to newest — you can see a horse that was finishing second and third regularly, looking like a winner in waiting. But the last two runs have seen it slip back to seventh and tenth, which is a concern. The win is now six months in the rearview mirror, and something has not quite clicked since.

Onyeisi is trained by Karl Thornton, who operates out of Skerries in County Dublin. The yard has sent out four winners so far this season, so it is not a major operation, but it is one that clearly knows how to get horses ready to win. Racing from Ireland into British races takes planning and effort, which tells you the team believes in this horse's ability. With the right conditions and the right trip, Onyeisi has already proven it can win — the question now is whether it can rediscover that form and add to its tally before the season is out.