Pottersville

The first win came at Clonmel in April 2025, trained in Ireland at that point. Then Pottersville joined Curtis's yard in Newport, Pembrokeshire, and announced herself in spectacular fashion at Exeter in November — winning by 24 lengths. That is not a close race, not a grind. That is a horse in a different class to the animals around it. Curtis's yard has sent out 18 winners this season, and Pottersville looks like one of their more exciting prospects.

That Doncaster run, which comes up as an 8 in the recent form figures? Curtis is clear: forget it. The ground was wet and heavy, and Pottersville simply didn't handle it. It's a useful reminder that ground conditions can make a horse look ordinary one week and brilliant the next. Strip out that run and the picture is much cleaner: two wins, a couple of placed efforts, and a horse that has been raced selectively rather than run into the ground.

Curtis has flagged that jumping fences — rather than hurdles — is the long-term plan for Pottersville, and that is genuinely exciting context. Horses who can win a hurdle race by 24 lengths tend to attract serious attention when they make the switch to fences. For now, Curtis is watching the weather and waiting for the ground to dry out before deciding whether to run again over hurdles. The horse raced just yesterday, so the team are clearly keeping her active. But the big picture is already mapped out — staying chases are where Pottersville is headed, and if that Exeter performance is anything to go by, the best is very likely still to come.