Tuba

What makes this horse genuinely fascinating is what happens when it gets to Wolverhampton. That indoor all-weather track in the West Midlands is where Tuba has turned into something of a local legend — three wins from just six races there, which means it wins half the time it shows up. For context, Tuba wins roughly 1 in every 8 races across its whole career, so the fact that it wins 1 in 2 at Wolverhampton tells you this is a horse that absolutely loves that particular track. The most recent win came this week, on 11 May 2026, continuing a streak that started back on 22 December 2025.

The partnership with jockey Gina Mangan is worth highlighting too. In eight races together, they have won two — a win rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4 rides. That is almost double the horse's overall average, and it suggests the two have developed a real understanding. Mangan clearly knows how to get the best out of Tuba.

O'Brien's yard is operating at serious volume this season — 90 winners sent out already — so this is not a small operation scraping around for wins. Tuba typically competes at the lower levels of the sport, but on normal ground over a distance of a mile and three-quarters to two miles, it wins roughly 1 in every 3 races it enters. Those are numbers that any trainer would be pleased with. Right now, with Tuba raced as recently as yesterday and in the kind of form that makes it genuinely hard to beat at its favourite track, this is a horse worth paying attention to.