Uncle Sam

Also: the profile states the horse last raced 1 day ago, but has not won in its last 6 races, and its career record shows only 1 win from 17 races. These are consistent.

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Uncle Sam is a 4-year-old who has made hard work of finding the winner's enclosure — just 1 win from 17 races is a win rate of around 1 in every 17, which is a modest return by any measure. That said, he has shown enough to keep the yard interested, picking up 7 places along the way and proving he is rarely completely out of contention. He is clearly a horse who tries, even if the big moment has been difficult to repeat.

That one win came at Newcastle in October 2024, and it remains the defining moment of his career so far. Newcastle is a flat, all-weather track that suits a certain type of horse, and Uncle Sam clearly took to it that day. The problem is that it was roughly nine months ago, and the six races since have returned a second, another second, and four more modest finishes — a reminder that winning in this sport can be a fleeting thing, even when a horse has the ability.

Most of his racing has come at Class 6, which is the entry level of British racing — the kind of races designed to give horses like Uncle Sam a chance to compete and win. He has run 11 times at that level and won once, a rate of 1 in every 11, so even against the softest opposition he faces, victories have not come easily. Jockey Tom Eaves has partnered him six times, winning on that one Newcastle occasion — a hit rate of roughly 1 in 6, or 17%, which actually looks decent against his overall career numbers and suggests the partnership has shown the horse at its best.

He raced just yesterday, so he is clearly in active campaigning right now. The trainer will be hunting another race that suits him the way Newcastle did in October — and given his recent form, which includes two runner-up finishes in his last six outings, there are signs the pieces could fall into place again soon.