Wyvern

Across 63 races, Wyvern has won 6 times and finished in the places on a further 19 occasions — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 10 races. That sounds modest, but 63 races is a long career full of experience, and the fact that Wyvern has placed in nearly 40% of all its races tells you this is a horse that competes honestly and consistently. It rarely blows out completely. The bulk of its racing has come at Class 6 level — the bread and butter of British racing, where the competition is competitive in its own right — and it has won 3 of those 23 races at that level, or roughly 1 in 8.

What makes Wyvern genuinely interesting is its record at Lingfield Park. Two wins from just 4 races there is an extraordinary return — that is winning half the time, compared with its overall rate of 1 in 10 everywhere else. Something about that track clearly suits this horse, whether the tight turns, the artificial surface, or simply the trip. It was at Lingfield where Wyvern recorded its first career win back in January 2022, and that affinity has never fully gone away. When Lingfield comes up on the agenda, it is worth paying attention.

The most recent win came at Newcastle on 29 December 2025, around four months ago, with David Nolan in the saddle. Nolan is the jockey who knows Wyvern best, having ridden it 9 times for 2 wins — a win rate of 22%, or just over 1 in 4. That is comfortably better than Wyvern's overall record, which suggests the partnership works. Morris's yard has been in solid form this season, sending out 22 winners, so the operation around Wyvern is clearly functioning well.

The recent run of results — six races without a win, with two third-place finishes the best of it — suggests Wyvern is not quite at its peak right now. It raced just yesterday and remains active. The ability is clearly still there. Whether a return to somewhere like Lingfield is what it takes to spark another win, only the next few weeks will tell.