The Flying Poet

The seven-year-old is trained by Olly Murphy at Wilmcote in Warwickshire, and the yard is having a serious season — 146 winners sent out already, which puts Murphy firmly among the busiest and most effective trainers in the country right now. Sean Bowen is the jockey most often seen in the saddle, though their partnership has produced 1 win from 6 races together, converting at roughly 1 in every 6 rides. That is a modest return, but the bigger picture is more encouraging: The Flying Poet has finished in the top two in four of its last six races, with a sequence that reads 1-1-2-2-5-2. Two wins, two seconds, one blip, another second. That is a horse in very solid form.

The most recent of those wins came at Perth just this week, on 13 May 2026 — so this profile is being written about a horse that is genuinely hot right now. Its first career win also came at Perth, back in September 2025, which only reinforces the pattern. Something about that track suits The Flying Poet, whether it is the flat, right-handed layout, the size of the field, or simply the atmosphere of the place.

Most of its races have come at Class 5 level — the entry-level tier of British racing, where horses compete for smaller prize funds and fields tend to be more open. Winning 1 in 5 at that level is respectable without being exceptional, but the Perth numbers tell a different story. If you ever find yourself at a racecard with The Flying Poet listed and Perth as the venue, you have been warned: this horse turns up to perform when it gets back to familiar ground.