Walk On Quest

His recent form tells a story of a horse in good nick. Reading the last six results backwards — two seconds, a win, a blank run, another second, and then a win this week — this is a horse who is consistently finishing in the money and peaking at exactly the right moment. That most recent victory came at Kelso just days ago, confirming he is very much in form right now.

One detail that genuinely unlocks Walk On Quest as a horse is what jockey Alan Doyle said after a win at Ayr: stepping up in trip — running over a longer distance — put him "back in his comfort zone." The horse had already won twice over two miles, and Doyle noted he looked like "an out-and-out stayer every time he won." That matters. Some horses are sprinters, some need a proper test of stamina. Walk On Quest is firmly in the second camp, and when the yard get the distance right, he tends to deliver.

He is trained by Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore at their yard in Milnathort, Perth and Kinross — a team who have sent out 49 winners already this season, so they clearly know how to keep horses in form. Derek Fox, who rides Walk On Quest most often, has partnered him to 3 of those 5 career wins from 12 rides together, winning roughly 1 in 4 times they team up. That is a solid partnership, and with the horse apparently thriving right now, it is a combination worth keeping an eye on — particularly the next time the entry list shows Kelso.