Queens Wish

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Looking at the last six races from most recent to oldest — 4-3-4-3-3-1 — Queens Wish has been knocking on the door repeatedly without quite getting its nose in front. Before that last win at Southwell in November 2025, there were back-to-back third-place finishes, and the pattern has continued since. It raced just yesterday, which means the yard are keeping it busy and in good heart.

The ground is where Queens Wish really comes alive. On slightly soft conditions — when the turf has a bit of give underfoot without being a proper mud bath — it has won 2 from 4 races, a remarkable 50% record. That is the kind of stat that should make any trainer check the weather forecast before entering. When the ground suits, this horse is a genuine contender rather than just a place-getter.

Queens Wish races mainly at Class 5 level, which sits in the lower-middle tier of British racing. At that grade it has won 1 from 5, converting at 20% — better than 1 in 5 — which is a perfectly respectable record. The yard behind it, run by Charles and Adam Pogson out of Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire, has sent out 12 winners this season alone, so this is a team that knows how to get a horse ready to win.

The big question now is whether Queens Wish can add to its two career wins. Six months have passed since Southwell in November, and the recent runs suggest a horse finishing well without quite finding that extra gear at the crucial moment. If the ground comes up soft and the Pogsons have it cherry-picked for the right race, another win would surprise nobody who has been watching closely.