Sinchi Roca

The recent form makes for interesting reading: second, second, fifth, fourth, first, ninth. Strip that back and what you have is a horse that went through a brief flat spell, found its best again to win, and has since finished second twice on the bounce. That ninth-place finish looks like the outlier, not the pattern. Right now, Sinchi Roca is running into form at just the right time — it raced only yesterday, which tells you everything about how active and fit it currently is.

The win at Wincanton in January 2026 is the one to focus on. Wincanton is a track in Somerset that suits horses who like to travel smoothly through a race, and winning there suggests Sinchi Roca has the tools to handle a proper test. The first career win came at Taunton in February 2025, so there is a clear affinity with this part of the country. Trainer Syd Hosie is based at Sherborne in Dorset, just down the road from both tracks, and with eight winners already sent out this season, the yard is clearly in decent nick. A local handler with a horse that wins locally is always a combination worth paying attention to.

The distance profile is the most encouraging detail of all. Over a mile and six furlongs to two miles — a middle-distance test that separates the stayers from the sprinters — Sinchi Roca wins 1 from 3 races, or roughly one in every three attempts. That is a genuinely strong number. It suggests this is a horse that improves when asked to travel further, which means the yard have a clear map for where to point it next. With its current form pointing upward and a trainer who knows exactly what works, Sinchi Roca looks like a horse operating right at its peak.