The class level where Stans The Man really thrives is Class 4 — not the very top tier, but solid, competitive racing. The numbers here are striking: 7 wins from 20 races at that level, which works out at 35%, or winning more than 1 in every 3 attempts. That is a serious win rate by any measure, and it suggests the horse has found its ideal comfort zone — races where the competition is stiff enough to be meaningful, but not so fierce that it gets outgunned.
The partnership with jockey Ben Godfrey is one of the most interesting threads in this story. In 16 races together they have won 5 times, a win rate of 31% — roughly 1 in every 3 rides ends in victory. That kind of record between a jockey and a horse usually means something real: a mutual understanding of pace, timing, and when to go. When Godfrey is booked, the form book suggests you pay attention.
Ella Pickard trains the horse from her yard in Timberscombe, Somerset, a small rural setup that has punched above its weight this season with 5 winners. Pickard sent out Stans The Man for his first career win at Chepstow back in October 2022, and the horse repaid that faith again as recently as March 2026 with a win at Wincanton — just two months ago. Recent form reads 3-2-1 across the last three completed races, which means third, second, then a win — a horse building momentum in exactly the right direction.
With a race just one day ago, Stans The Man is very much an active competitor, not a horse winding down. At nine, some horses start to show their age. This one appears to be ignoring the memo entirely.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Undulating |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 7 Nov | 25% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
4 | 4 other | 29 Jun | 0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 27 Mar | 33.3% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 5 Mar | 33.3% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 25 Oct | 50% |
| Fakenham Tight |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 4 May | 50% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 30 Aug | 50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 28 Feb | 50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 24 Nov | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 22 Apr | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 31 May | 100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 11 Dec | 0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 6 Apr | 0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 | 1 other | 25 Aug | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Oct | 0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 19 Aug | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 8 Jun | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Oct | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Mar | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Dec | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Sep | 0% |