Tommytwohoots

That level is Class 6, the entry-level tier of British racing, where Tommytwohoots has spent almost its entire career. Three wins from 54 races at that grade works out at 6%, or roughly 1 in 17. It is not a number that dazzles, but context matters: this horse has been competitive enough to place in nearly a quarter of all its races, which suggests it is holding its own, even if the winning moments have been rare. The most recent of those wins came at Nottingham on 9 October 2024, now 19 months ago — a gap that looms large over the current run of form.

The last six races tell a frustrating story: two second-place finishes and a fourth suggest Tommytwohoots is still running respectably, but the winning thread has gone cold. John Mackie, the trainer based in Church Broughton in Derbyshire, has had a productive season with 15 winners sent out from the yard, so the operation is clearly in form — it is just that Tommytwohoots has not been the one to deliver lately. Harry Burns, who rides the horse most regularly, has partnered it nine times for a single win together, a win rate of roughly 1 in 9.

What keeps this profile honest is the simplest fact of all: Tommytwohoots raced just one day ago. Whatever the limitations of the career record, this is not a horse fading quietly into retirement. It is still out there, still competing, still placing. At 59 races and counting, the next win — whenever it comes — will have been thoroughly earned.