Tilsworth Ony Ta

Class 6 is the lowest rung of the British racing ladder, and that is where this horse has spent almost its entire career — 63 of its 69 races, picking up all five of its wins at that level. There is no shame in that. Every race needs a field, and horses like this one are the backbone of the sport. What is more interesting is that it has managed to be competitive enough, often enough, to rack up 15 places alongside those five wins. It has not been winning, but it has been showing up and finishing in the frame.

Chelmsford stands out as a genuine stamping ground. Two wins from 13 races there is a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 at that track, which is noticeably better than its overall record. That kind of course affinity is real — some horses just suit a particular track's layout or surface, and Chelmsford appears to suit this one. On dry ground the record also improves: 2 wins from 14 races on fast conditions, around 1 in every 7, compared to 1 in 14 across the board.

The partnership with jockey Lewis Edmunds is the most striking number in the file. Four wins from 14 races together works out at just under 1 in every 3-and-a-half rides — a 29% win rate that dwarfs the horse's overall figures. That is not a coincidence. When a specific jockey lifts a horse's win rate that dramatically, it suggests something clicks between the two of them.

Trained by J R Jenkins out of Royston in Hertfordshire — a yard that has sent out seven winners this season — Tilsworth Ony Ta last won at Lingfield Park in July 2024, nearly two full years ago. Recent form reads 9-11 in its last two completed runs, suggesting it is not threatening the places right now. But it raced just a day ago, so it is very much still active and still turning up. For a horse operating at this level, turning up is half the battle.