Tickets

Based at Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire with trainer Ben Haslam, Tickets is part of a yard that has been in good form this season, sending out 35 winners. Haslam's operation clearly knows how to place a horse well, and Tickets fits that pattern — a reliable performer who finds his best when dropped into the right company. His most regular partner in the saddle is jockey Andrew Mullen, who has ridden him 18 times and won twice, a rate of 1 in 9. That is a long-standing partnership, and there is obvious familiarity between horse and rider even when the wins do not come.

His first win came at Kempton Park back in May 2022, and his most recent was at Newcastle in February 2026 — just over three months ago. Recent form reads 5-6-2-3-1-6 (with the most recent run first), which tells an interesting story: a win sandwiched between some indifferent efforts, with a couple of placings mixed in. That kind of up-and-down pattern is typical of a horse who needs things to fall right on the day rather than one who dominates every time he runs. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in active training and still being campaigned regularly at age seven.

What stands out about Tickets is not any single defining moment, but the consistency of his presence. Nearly four years of racing, 38 outings, five wins, and still running — he is a genuinely durable horse who clearly enjoys competing. For anyone new to racing, he is a useful example of how most racehorses operate: not chasing glory in the top races, but turning up reliably and occasionally delivering exactly what his trainer and owners are hoping for.