Rhythm N Hooves

That last point matters. Rhythm N Hooves almost always races at Class 2 level — one of the top tiers in British racing — and winning there is genuinely hard. In fact, the record reads just 1 win from 17 races at that level, which is only 6%. On the face of it that sounds modest, but consider what it actually means: this is a horse that keeps turning up against elite opposition, not drifting down to easier races to pile up cheap wins. That takes a certain kind of toughness, and the career highlights reflect it. A first win came at Newcastle in March 2023, and just a few months later Rhythm N Hooves went to Ascot — one of the most prestigious venues in the sport — and won a top-level Class 2 race there in June 2023. For a horse of this kind, that is a genuine landmark.

The partnership with jockey Hollie Doyle is one of the most striking numbers in the whole profile. In 10 races together they have won 4 times — that is a 40% win rate, or 2 wins from every 5 rides. In a sport where even the very best combinations win less than a quarter of the time, that figure is exceptional. When Doyle is in the saddle, something clicks.

At its sharpest over the shortest distances, Rhythm N Hooves has won 2 from 6 sprint races (under five furlongs), a 33% win rate that suggests real speed when conditions suit. The most recent win came at Newbury in August 2025, so it has now gone 6 races without winning, and the recent form — a run of fourth and fifth place finishes — suggests the horse is competing without quite finding top gear. Cowell's yard has been in good form this season with 24 winners, so the platform is there. Whether Rhythm N Hooves can recapture that Ascot spark remains the question worth watching.