The horse is trained by Richard Hannon at Herridge in Wiltshire, which is one of the most productive yards in Britain right now. With 118 winners sent out this season alone, this is clearly a team that knows how to keep horses in form and find the right races for them. Signcastle City operates mainly in Class 4 company — solid, competitive races that sit in the middle of the racing ladder — and at that level it has won 4 of its 19 races, a win rate of just over 1 in 5. That is a genuinely healthy return and suggests the yard has found the right grade for it.
Its most recent win came at Chelmsford on 12 February 2026, around three months ago, and the horse has clearly been kept busy since. Its last six runs read 1 — a gap — 4 — 10 — 2 — 3, working backwards from that Chelmsford win. The two and three in recent races are encouraging, suggesting the horse is in a good spell of form. It raced just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in the thick of things right now.
One small quirk worth noting: regular jockey Joe Leavy has partnered Signcastle City seven times without a win between them. That is not necessarily damning — horses and jockeys go through lean patches together all the time — but it does stand out against the horse's overall record, which includes wins with other riders. The first career win came back in July 2022 at Salisbury, and the horse has kept finding the winner's enclosure steadily since then.
Signcastle City is not a horse that will ever feature on the front page, but for a trainer with a yard firing at full speed, having reliable, placeable horses like this one is exactly what keeps the whole operation ticking.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chelmsford | 7 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other | 12 Mar | 14.3% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
7 | 1 third, 6 other | 1 Nov | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 third | 12 May | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 30 Jul | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 29 Apr | 50% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 19 Aug | 50% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 21 Jan | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 7 Apr | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 17 Aug | 100% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 8 Jun | 100% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jun | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Sep | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 10 May | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 29 Jun | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 24 May | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Apr | 0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jun | 0% |