Alice De Clare

Both of those wins have come on fast, dry ground, and that detail matters. With 2 wins from just 3 races in those conditions — a remarkable 67% — she is not merely performing better on a firmer surface, she is thriving on it. When the sun is out and the ground is quick, Alice De Clare is a horse worth paying attention to. She made her first career breakthrough at Great Yarmouth at the end of April 2026, then backed it up with a second win at Leicester just this week. Two different tracks, same conditions, same result — that is a pattern, not a coincidence.

Behind her is the Newmarket yard of James Fanshawe, one of the more quietly efficient operations in British racing. Forty-seven winners already this season is a serious tally, and it reflects a team that knows how to bring horses to their best at the right moment. The fact that Alice De Clare is racing — and winning — right now, just a day after her latest success, suggests she is in the form of her life and her team are happy to keep her rolling while conditions suit.

At three years old, she is still learning her trade, and that two-race winning streak arrived after a run of finishing seventh twice in a row. That kind of bounce-back is encouraging. Horses that find their feet mid-season and click into gear when the ground dries out are often the ones that keep surprising people through the summer months. She has won 2 from her last 6 and looks in no mood to stop.