All In You

The win that matters came at Sandown Park on 3 January 2026, and it was worth the wait. Trainer Warren Greatrex had taken a calculated risk running him so quickly after a near-miss at Ascot — where All In You finished a head second in a competitive race, only for a clumsy jump at the last fence to cost him victory. Greatrex backed his judgment, turned him around fast, and the horse rewarded that faith by winning by a length and a half, travelling smoothly throughout and making it look almost easy. That kind of performance — where a horse moves through a race with ease rather than grinding away — is exactly what trainers and observers love to see.

The reason Greatrex took the risk was strategic: he needed All In You to qualify for the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury, one of the more prestigious targets on the calendar. The fact he was willing to run on what he described as very testing, heavy ground to get there tells you he genuinely believes in this horse. He even flagged concerns about the ground conditions beforehand, which makes the win all the more impressive — All In You handled it and won anyway.

He has had a short break of around 60 days since that Sandown win, which is fairly standard after a quick back-to-back campaign. The yard behind him — Warren Greatrex's operation in Upper Lambourn, Berkshire — has sent out 50 winners this season alone, so All In You is in capable and active hands. A horse with a big target already pencilled in, trained by a yard firing on all cylinders, coming off a performance that suggested he had more to give: that is a combination worth paying attention to.