Prince Cleni

At 8 years old, Prince Cleni is an experienced campaigner operating mainly at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, where reliable, honest horses make their living. At that level, the record reads 3 wins from 21 races, about 1 in every 7, which is perfectly respectable. The career started with a first win at Southwell in June 2023, and the most recent victory came there on New Year's Day 2025, which means it has been 16 months since the last win. The last 6 races have produced two placed finishes — second twice — but no winner's enclosure.

The partnership with jockey Jack Tudor is the most familiar one in Prince Cleni's career, with Tudor in the saddle for 18 of the 30 races. Together they have won 2 of those 18, roughly 1 in every 9, which tracks closely with the horse's overall numbers. Tudor clearly knows this horse well, and the placed finishes suggest the combination is competitive even when the win does not come.

Behind the scenes, trainer Christian Williams operates out of Ogmore-By-Sea on the Glamorgan coast — a yard that has sent out 25 winners already this season, so this is not a small or quiet operation. Prince Cleni raced just yesterday, which means it is in the thick of an active campaign right now. The key question is simple: does the schedule bring another trip to Southwell? Because the form book says, fairly clearly, that when it does, this horse has a habit of doing something special.