Wolfpack

That one win came at Thirsk on 2nd July 2025, and it matters more than the bare statistic suggests. Thirsk is a tight, turning track in North Yorkshire that rewards horses who travel well through a race and quicken at the right moment — it is not a place where you stumble into a win by accident. The fact that Wolfpack got the job done there gives the team something concrete to work with.

Behind Wolfpack sits one of the most formidable training operations in the sport. Gordon Elliott, based at Longwood in County Meath, has sent out 209 winners already this season. That is a remarkable output — the kind of number that means Elliott's yard is not running horses in hope, it is running them with a plan. A horse trained by Elliott is in professional hands, and when a suitable opportunity comes around, you can expect it to be placed in the right spot to take advantage.

The recent form figures — 13-10-blank-9-10-1 — tell an honest story. Those finishing positions in double figures suggest Wolfpack has been asked some questions it could not answer, perhaps in company that was simply too strong. But the 1 at the end of that sequence is what keeps the story alive. The horse has shown it can win. Now the question is whether it can do it again.