Twilight Madness

That most recent run ended in a win at Bath on 5 April 2026 — last week — which is about as good a form line as you can ask for. The last six runs read 8-9-1-3-2-3, so there have been some quieter days, but the overall picture is of a horse that is in decent nick right now. Trainer Simon Hodgson, based down in Dogmersfield in Hampshire, has sent out 7 winners already this season, and Twilight Madness is clearly a horse capable of adding to that tally on the right day.

The right day, specifically, involves wet or muddy ground and a short, sharp sprint. On soft or heavy ground, Twilight Madness wins 2 from 9 races — around 1 in every 4.5 — which is a meaningful jump above its overall rate. In sprint races under five furlongs, the record improves further to 2 wins from 7 attempts, or roughly 1 in 3. Put those conditions together and you have a horse operating at a level noticeably above its average self. Speed and soft ground suit it, which is a fairly specific set of requirements — but when they line up, the trainer will know this horse has every chance.

Lingfield Park is also worth watching. Two wins from 8 races there makes it the course where Twilight Madness has been most effective, and that kind of familiarity with a track often shows up in a horse's running style and results. Regular partner William Carver has ridden it in 18 of those races together, winning once — a modest return that suggests the partnership is still searching for its best days, though Carver clearly knows this horse well by now. Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level, which is solid mid-tier competition — not the top races in Britain, but far from a pushover either. A horse winning 3 from 21 at that level, while still running well enough to win last week, is exactly the type of consistent, competitive animal that keeps yards ticking over season after season.