Antrim

What makes Antrim particularly interesting is where it wins. Newcastle has become something of a home track — two wins from three visits, a 67% win rate at a single course that suggests the horse genuinely suits the place rather than just getting lucky. That kind of course affinity is rare and worth paying attention to. Its first career win came there on 14 October 2025, and something clearly clicked, because the form since has been consistently competitive. Add to that a win at Meydan in January 2026, and you have a horse that has now won on two very different tracks — one in North Yorkshire, one in Dubai — which hints at a level of adaptability that not every horse possesses.

Ground conditions matter too. On normal going, Antrim has won 2 of its 3 races, again that 67% figure cropping up. It is the sort of horse that, given its preferred surface, tends to deliver.

Behind the scenes, Antrim is trained by K R Burke at Coverham in North Yorkshire, and the yard is having a formidable season — 139 winners sent out so far, which is the kind of output that puts a training operation firmly in the top tier of British racing. A horse like Antrim, winning at tracks as varied as Newcastle and Meydan, fits the profile of a yard that knows how to place its horses well and keep them improving. Last raced 29 days ago, Antrim is still very much in action, and with the form pointing upward and the trainer in the form of his life, there is every reason to think the best chapters of this horse's story are still being written.