Valadon

Valadon got its first career win at Exeter back in December 2023, and has been building steadily ever since. Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level — not the very top tier, but a competitive standard where horses need genuine ability to keep winning. At that level, Valadon has won 3 of 7 races, a 43% win rate that amounts to winning nearly 1 in every 2 attempts. That is a striking record and suggests this is a horse that has found its comfort zone and is thriving in it.

Recent form makes it even more interesting. In its last six races, the pattern reads: a blank, then two wins, a third, and another win — finishing first or second in four of those six outings. The most recent victory came at Plumpton just seven weeks ago, on 9 March 2026, so this is a horse that arrived here in form, not on the back of a long break or a rebuilding run. It raced as recently as yesterday, which tells you the team around it feel it is in good enough shape to keep going.

That team is trained by Harry Fry, whose yard in Corscombe, Dorset has sent out 25 winners already this season — a strong operation with clear momentum behind it. In the saddle, Bryan Carver has been the regular partner, and the two clearly click: together they have won 3 from 9 races, a 33% win rate, or roughly 1 win every 3 rides. That is a solid, trusting partnership built over time.

Valadon is not a horse chasing glory in the biggest races in Britain — but it is exactly the kind of horse that makes racing compelling. Consistent, well-placed, in form, and handled by a team that clearly knows what it is doing. At this stage of its career, it looks like a horse still very much on the up.