Zambezi Fix

Llewellyn's yard has sent out 7 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a backwater operation making up the numbers — they know how to place a horse, and with Zambezi Fix, the placement has consistently been Chepstow. Class 3 races have been the horse's natural home, winning 2 from 15 at that level, and it tends to show its best when the ground is slightly soft and wet underfoot — 2 wins from 13 races in those conditions, around 1 in every 6-and-a-half attempts.

The partnership with jockey Robert Williams is worth noting too. In 12 races together they have won 3 times, a win rate of 25% — wins roughly 1 in every 4 rides. That is a genuinely strong number for any horse-and-rider combination, suggesting Williams understands exactly how to get the best from this horse.

The honest part of this story is that Zambezi Fix has not won in its last six races, with recent finishes of 6th, a fall or non-completion, 6th, 13th, 4th, and 7th. Its last win came at Chepstow in April 2024, now 24 months ago. At 11 years old, age is not on its side. But it raced just yesterday and is still out there competing at Class 3 level, which at this stage of a career is its own kind of statement. The formula, when it works, has always been simple: get Zambezi Fix to Chepstow, get Robert Williams in the saddle, and hope the ground has a bit of softness to it.