Anificas Beauty

The Chelmsford track has been a particular happy hunting ground. Three wins from nine races there is a genuinely impressive record — that's 1 in every 3 visits resulting in a victory, at a track where most horses are lucky to win once. It was at Chelmsford where the career began in earnest too, with the first win coming back in October 2021, and that venue has remained a reliable destination ever since. Add in this week's Beverley win and the tally stands at six career victories, a solid haul for a horse racing at Class 6 level — the entry-level tier of British racing, where the prize money is modest but the competition is still real.

The most telling number, though, is the distance record. At a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Anificas Beauty has won 3 races from just 5 attempts — a 60% win rate that is remarkable by any measure. For context, even the very best trainers in the country rarely win 3 in every 5 races. Find that trip and that horse and you've found the sweet spot.

Tom Queally has ridden the horse five times, winning once — a 20% rate, which is 1 win in 5 rides together, decent rather than electric. The Winks yard has had only one winner this season in total, which makes Anificas Beauty's contribution this week all the more significant to a small operation. Recent form has been mixed — before this week's win, the previous five runs had seen finishes of eighth, sixth, eighth, fifth, and seventh — so the Beverley victory looks like a return to form at exactly the right moment. At seven years old, this horse still knows how to pick its moment.