You Some Girl

Her trainer Rebecca Menzies runs a busy and productive yard up in Morden, Durham — 36 winners in the current season alone — and You Some Girl fits the profile of a horse that rewards careful management. Menzies has spoken openly about putting in serious schooling work to sharpen her jumping, and about the value of a physio stint after a painful near-miss at Sedgefield, where the horse came into the race travelling beautifully before falling two fences from home. That kind of attention to detail is what keeps a horse like this in the winner's enclosure rather than on the sidelines.

The partnership with jockey Charlie Maggs is one worth highlighting. In 11 races together they have won 4 times — that is a win rate of 36%, or almost 2 wins from every 5 rides. That is a remarkable number, and it suggests a real understanding between horse and rider. When Maggs is in the saddle, something clicks.

You Some Girl is also a horse who knows where she likes to run. At Catterick Bridge, she has won 2 of just 4 races — that is half her visits ending in victory, which is the kind of statistic that would make any trainer circle the fixture list eagerly. It was also the track where her career began in earnest, with her first win there in November 2022. She also has a preference for normal ground conditions, winning 4 of 13 races on a standard surface. Most of her races come at Class 4 level, where she has won 3 of 13 — solid, honest, competitive racing.

Her most recent win came at Newcastle in October 2025, six months ago now, and her recent form has been mixed — a couple of unplaced runs bookending a fifth and a win suggests she is in and out of her best. But she raced just yesterday, which means she is very much still in training and still being pointed at opportunities. For a nine-year-old with a trainer who clearly believes in her, there may well be more days in the sun ahead.