Queensbury Boy

What makes his record even more striking is the quality of horse that has been beating him. His trainer Mickey Bowen made the point after his last win at Newbury in March 2025 that the only horse to have defeated Queensbury Boy in recent times is one rated 139 and placed in Grade 1 company — essentially the Champions League of jump racing. That is not a bad reference point. A win at Newbury, one of Britain's most prestigious tracks, on good ground against serious competition, suggests this is a horse capable of stepping into bigger races when the moment is right.

The partnership with David Maxwell is worth noting. Maxwell, who both owns and rides the horse, has won 3 of their 5 races together — 60%, or 3 from every 5 times they've lined up. That kind of chemistry between horse and rider is rare and genuinely valuable. Maxwell himself has spoken openly about his ambitions for the horse, including a specific dream race he wants to win together, which gives the story a neat human angle beyond just the form figures.

Queensbury Boy is seven years old and currently active, having raced just yesterday. He has not won in his last six outings, and his recent results — a mix of seconds and mid-field finishes — suggest he is competitive without quite finding the top gear that produced that Newbury success fourteen months ago. Bowen's yard has sent out 51 winners this season, so this is a confident, well-run operation. With his trainer already eyeing a step up in grade and talking about him as a future chaser, the sense around the team is that the best of Queensbury Boy may still be ahead of him.