Saint Cyr De Pail

The record on normal ground tells a similar story of a horse that performs when conditions suit. On a standard, well-maintained surface it has won 2 from 3 races — that's a 67% win rate, a staggering figure that suggests it genuinely thrives when the ground isn't too wet or too dry. Conditions and course combined, and this horse becomes a very different proposition to the one that has ground out a modest 1 win from 6 races at its most common level of competition.

Trained by Jane Williams out of a yard in George Nympton, Devon — not far from Exeter, which perhaps helps explain the familiarity — the horse operates within a stable that has sent out 21 winners already this season, so there's clearly no shortage of know-how. Regular jockey Ciaran Gethings has partnered Saint Cyr De Pail seven times, winning once together, though that partnership landed at Exeter just this week on 7 April 2026. The horse raced only yesterday, which means it is bang in form and being kept very busy by the yard.

Recent form reads 1-3-–-4-1-4 over the last six runs, with two wins from that stretch. The gap in the middle suggests a break at some point, but what matters is the bookend results: a win, and then another win most recently. That is a horse peaking at the right time. Saint Cyr De Pail is never going to be a superstar — its career earnings point to a horse competing well below the top tier — but for anyone watching at Exeter on a normal sunny afternoon, this is exactly the kind of tough, course-savvy horse that makes a race worth watching.