Riyadh Gem

The most recent win came at Wolverhampton on 26 April 2025, which makes it a little over a year ago now — and the last 6 races have all been winless, with recent finishes of 13th, 5th, 8th, 3rd, 10th, and 10th. The third-place finish in that run is a flicker of something, but the pattern overall is of a horse that's finding life at Class 5 — the bread-and-butter level of British racing, below the glamour events — competitive enough to be a challenge. It raced just yesterday, so it's clearly being kept busy, which is often how yards find the right moment to strike.

The trainer is Faye Bramley, working out of Lambourn in Berkshire, one of the most famous training centres in the country. Her yard has sent out 19 winners this season, which shows the operation knows how to get horses ready to win. Hollie Doyle, one of the most recognisable names in British racing, has ridden Riyadh Gem five times and won once — that's a 20% win rate together, or 1 win from 5, which is actually ahead of the horse's overall average. When those two are paired up, it's the combination most likely to deliver.

Riyadh Gem isn't a horse that's going to headline a big Saturday card, but it's exactly the kind of animal that keeps a yard ticking — reliable enough to be placed, capable enough to win on its day, and clearly fit and in work right now. With the right ground, the right trip, and Doyle in the saddle, another win isn't out of the question.