She's Notjoeking

The most interesting thread in her record is what happens when she heads to Newcastle. In four races there, she has won twice — that is a 50% win rate at a single track, which is a remarkable number for any horse. Her first career win came at Newcastle in November 2023, and she returned there in February 2026 to win again just seven weeks ago. Some horses simply take to a particular track — the shape of the turns, the camber of the ground, something in the surface — and Newcastle appears to bring out the best in her.

Speaking of surface, she also has a clear preference for slightly soft conditions, the kind you get after a day or two of rain when the ground has a bit of give in it without being truly muddy. On that type of ground she has won 2 of 7 races, a win rate of 29% — nearly 1 in 3 — compared to a 16% overall average. Put her on the right track in the right conditions and the numbers improve considerably.

Conner McCann knows her well, having ridden her in 8 of her 19 races and winning 2 of them — that is 1 win in every 4 rides together, well above her career average. There is real value in that kind of familiarity between horse and jockey, and the partnership clearly works. She is trained by the experienced yard of Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore, based in Milnathort in Perth and Kinross — a yard that has sent out 49 winners already this season, so this is not a team short of confidence or ability.

She typically competes at Class 5, which is the bread-and-butter level of British racing, and has won 2 of her 9 races at that level. She raced just yesterday, which means she is at the busiest stretch of her career right now. A horse that loves Newcastle, handles soft ground well, and has a jockey who knows her — when those three things line up, she becomes genuinely difficult to ignore.