Ribeye

The numbers that really stand out are the ones tied to specific conditions. On slightly soft ground — when there's a bit of give underfoot without being a total slog — Ribeye has won 3 from 13 races, a win rate of 23%, or nearly 1 in 4. That's a meaningful edge, and it's the kind of detail a savvy punter files away. More striking still is the record at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire: 2 wins from just 6 visits. Win 1 in every 3 races at a particular track and you are genuinely at home there — that's not a coincidence, that's a course specialist.

The partnership with jockey Danny McMenamin is worth noting too. In 12 races together, they have won 3 times — that's 1 in every 4 rides, a 25% win rate that comfortably outstrips Ribeye's overall average. When McMenamin is booked, history suggests the horse is more likely to deliver.

Trained by Peter Atkinson out of Yafforth in North Yorkshire, Ribeye operates in a yard that has sent out 5 winners already this season, so the team is in decent form. The last win came at Hexham in October 2025 — seven months ago now — and the six most recent runs have produced nothing better than a second place, with a couple of unplaced efforts mixed in. There's no denying the form has gone a little quiet.

Still, Ribeye raced just one day ago, which means this is a horse very much in active training and still being pointed at races. At eleven, with six wins banked and a genuine affinity for Market Rasen and soft ground, the question isn't whether Ribeye is finished — it's simply whether the right conditions are going to line up one more time.