Sant Alessio

Those two wins came at Bath in August 2025 and then at Wolverhampton in November, the second of which came seven months ago now. The Bath win was his first career victory, so it arrived later than his the yard might have hoped, but first wins have a way of unlocking something in a horse. The Wolverhampton success followed a few months later, confirming that it was not a fluke.

Where Sant Alessio really comes alive is over a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs. At that trip he has won 2 of 7 races — just under 1 in 3, which is a dramatically better record than the 8% win rate he posts at his usual Class 5 level over all distances. That Class 5 figure — 1 win from 12 races — means he competes at the lower end of the sport's ladder, but finding the right trip has made a genuine difference, and a horse that wins 29% of his races at a specific distance is one worth following when the conditions align.

He is trained by Joe Tickle, based at Stoodleigh in Devon — not a name that dominates the headlines, but a yard that has quietly sent out 20 winners this season, which is a solid return and suggests Tickle knows how to place his horses. Sant Alessio raced just one day ago, so he is very much in the middle of his campaign, and with form figures of 10-1-2-12-1-13 over his last six runs, there is a clear pattern of good days and bad days. When he fires, he can win or go close; when he does not, he can trail in well beaten. Keeping an eye on his trip will tell you most of what you need to know.