Song Of The Clyde

The career so far reads like a horse finding its feet quickly and then accelerating. A first win at Chester in late June 2025 got the ball rolling, then came York in August, and most recently a victory at Newbury just this week. Chester and Newbury are very different tests — Chester is tight, twisting, and unforgiving for horses that lack sharpness, while Newbury rewards stride and class. Winning at both says something real about the horse's versatility. The recent form of 1-4-5-2-1-2 tells a nuanced story: there are a couple of ordinary-looking finishes in there, but every time Song Of The Clyde has been in a position to win, it has found a way.

The training operation behind the horse is well worth noting. Clive Cox, based at Lambourn in Berkshire, has sent out 48 winners this season alone — that is a yard in serious form, not one that stumbles across results by accident. Cox is a trainer who understands how to place horses carefully and bring them to the races ready. Song Of The Clyde has mostly competed at Class 4 level — the bread-and-butter tier — winning 1 from 3 there, but the York success shows the horse can be aimed much higher and still deliver. At just three years old, with a York Class 2 already on the CV and a Newbury win as recently as this week, the question is not whether Song Of The Clyde belongs in better races. It already does.