Ted Le Saux

That one win came at Newcastle in January 2026, and while it is the only time he has hit the front, the supporting cast of three placed efforts tells you this is not a horse that simply turns up and goes through the motions. Running into the top three on 100% of your races is a record most horses never match across an entire career, let alone in their first four outings.

He is trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Hampshire, one of the most productive yards in Britain right now. Balding's team has sent out 204 winners already this season — a remarkable number that reflects a yard firing on all cylinders. When a horse is trained somewhere that busy and that successful, it tends to suggest the team know exactly what they are doing with him, and the patient, placed approach with Ted Le Saux backs that up. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in the thick of things right now, and with his form reading 1-2-3-6 in reverse, the direction of travel is clearly upward.