Antrim

Antrim is trained by K R Burke at Coverham in North Yorkshire, and that is a very good place to be. Burke's yard has sent out 145 winners already this season — a genuinely prolific operation that suggests any horse coming out of that stable is well-prepared and well-placed. When a trainer is hitting those numbers, it means horses are arriving at races fit, sharp, and entered in the right races for their ability.

What makes Antrim particularly interesting is its relationship with Newcastle. The horse has won 2 of its 3 races there, and its very first career win came at that track on 14 October 2025. Some horses simply take to a particular course — the shape of the track, the camber of the bends, the way the ground rides there — and Newcastle appears to suit Antrim perfectly. Winning 2 from 3 at any one track is a 67% win rate, which is extraordinary. For context, even the very best horses in training rarely hit numbers like that over a sustained run of races.

Antrim also has form internationally, having last won at Meydan in Dubai on 16 January 2026. That gives the horse a profile that stretches beyond British racing, and suggests the team around it has ambition. The horse raced just one day ago and is currently active, so that Meydan win was roughly five months ago — and the recent form figures of 4-1-9-3 (reading oldest to newest) show a winner followed by a couple of quieter runs, which is worth watching.

On normal ground conditions, Antrim goes up a gear: 2 wins from 3 races on a standard surface, a 67% win rate that mirrors its course record at Newcastle almost exactly. Put those two factors together — good ground at Newcastle — and you have a horse that arrives at its optimum conditions and almost always delivers. That is the kind of pattern that makes a horse genuinely worth following.