Thunder Roar

Over 32 races, he has won 5 times and placed in 16 more, giving him a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings. That is a solid return at the level he competes at — mostly Class 2, which means he has spent the majority of his career rubbing shoulders with some of the better horses in Britain. Winning even 1 in every 10 of those races, as he has, tells you he belongs in that company. The yard has sent out 12 winners already this season, suggesting Thunder Roar is part of a stable in decent nick.

The number that really stands out, though, is what he does in the wet. On soft or muddy ground, Thunder Roar has won 4 times from 13 attempts — a win rate of 31%, or nearly 1 in every 3 races. That is an extraordinary transformation from his overall record, and joint-trainer Kaine Wood put it plainly after his most recent victory: the horse absolutely loves soft ground, and the team went to Ayr in September 2025 with real confidence as a result. That win — a Class 2 race, one of the better contests you will find outside the top tier — was his second at the Scottish track from just three visits. Two wins from three races at any course is the kind of stat that makes racegoers sit up, and it suggests Ayr's particular combination of layout and surface plays directly to his strengths.

His recent form has been mixed — his last six results read 1-11-2-7-15-11 working backwards, meaning a winner followed by some disappointing efforts — but he raced just yesterday, keeping himself in the conversation. Tom Eaves, who rides him more than anyone else with 15 races together, has partnered him to 2 of those wins. Kaine Wood has hinted at York and Ascot as possible targets, which would be significant steps up in prestige. Whether Thunder Roar can translate his wet-ground brilliance to those bigger stages is the question worth following.