Up The Anti

Tony Carroll, based at Cropthorne in Worcestershire, is the trainer responsible, and context matters here: his yard has sent out 136 winners this season alone, making it one of the more productive operations in the country. When a stable of that size and output keeps running a horse, it usually means they still believe there is a race to be won. The distance that suits Up The Anti best is a mile and one or two furlongs — over four races at that trip, there has been one win, a 25% conversion rate that stands well above any other distance in the profile.

The most recent win came at Kempton Park on 10 December 2025, which is now five months in the rearview mirror. Before that, the first career win arrived at Leicester on 14 June 2025, so the three victories have been spread across the year with gaps between them — this is not a horse on a roll, but one that tends to resurface when the stars align. The last six races have produced nothing better than a fourth-place finish, and regular rider Jack Doughty has yet to get Up The Anti to the winner's enclosure in seven attempts together, a combination that has not quite found the formula yet.

Raced just one day ago and still active, Up The Anti is clearly a horse the team believes has more to give. The form line is quiet right now, but the Kempton win in December showed that a return to winning ways is not beyond this horse — it just requires the right race, the right distance, and perhaps the right day.