Seven Fires

Both wins have come indoors, on the all-weather tracks at Newcastle and Southwell, suggesting this is a horse that thrives on a reliable, consistent surface rather than the unpredictability of grass. The first win came at Newcastle on 24 February 2026, and Seven Fires followed it up with another at Southwell on 13 March — that's two wins in less than three weeks, which is the kind of form that makes a trainer sit up and think bigger. Jack Channon, who trains Seven Fires from his West Ilsley yard in Berkshire, has had a productive season — 46 winners sent out already — so this is a horse operating within a confident, in-form stable.

The recent form reads 6-1-1-3-4 from most recent to oldest. Flip that around and you see a horse that started quietly with a fourth and a third, then suddenly clicked into gear with back-to-back wins, before finishing sixth last time out. That sixth-place run is the one question mark here. It followed the winning double, which raises the obvious possibility that the horse was being asked a slightly different question — perhaps a tougher race, or different conditions. It's too soon to read much into a single below-par run from a horse that had been so consistent immediately before it. Seven Fires raced just yesterday, so whatever happened last time out, the team clearly has enough confidence to keep it active and moving forward.

The profile that emerges is of a young horse still working out what it is — but one that has already shown it can win, and win more than once. Two wins from five races in a career this short suggests real ability. The next few months will tell us whether Seven Fires is a horse that can step up and test itself in better company, or one that has found its level. Either way, it's worth watching.