Way Of Stars

Across a career of 16 races, Way Of Stars has won 3 and placed a further 9 times — meaning it has finished in the first few home in three-quarters of all its races. That overall win rate sits at roughly 1 in every 5 races, or 19%, which is a solid return. Its recent form is the most encouraging part of the picture: two wins from its last six races, and it ran just yesterday, so the team clearly have confidence in keeping this horse busy while it is going well.

The partnership with jockey Jack Tudor is worth watching. In five races together, they have won two — that's a 40% win rate, which for a flat or jump racing combination is genuinely strong. For context, most jockey-and-horse partnerships win far less often than that, so when Tudor is booked for Way Of Stars, it usually means something.

David Pipe's yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 35 winners, and Way Of Stars fits neatly into the operation's profile: a dependable, honest performer that does its best work over long distances. At two miles or more, it has won 2 of its 5 races — again, that 40% return tells you this is a horse that rewards patience and a stamina test. It tends to race at Class 4 level, which sits in the middle tier of British racing, and on normal ground it has won 2 of 7 races. It is not a superstar, but it is a horse that turns up, competes hard, and every now and then — particularly at Taunton — wins in a way that makes you think it was always going to.