Beale Street

The overall record of 5 wins and 14 places from 28 races tells you this is a horse that is competitive more often than not — it has finished in the first few home in well over half its career races. It typically lines up in Class 5, the bread-and-butter level of the sport, where it wins roughly 2 in every 13 races at that level. That sounds modest, but strip out the Newcastle numbers and you start to see the picture more clearly: this horse saves its best for one place, and when it gets there, it delivers.

Its preferred distance of five to six-and-a-half furlongs — short, sharp sprints — suits a horse that hits the ground running and doesn't want to hang around. Over those distances it has won 4 from 13 races, or just under 1 in 3, which is a strong return. Add normal ground conditions into the mix and the record improves further: 5 wins from 14 races on a standard surface, meaning it wins more than 1 in 3 races when the ground is fair. Wet or firm conditions appear to blunt the edge.

The partnership with jockey David Nolan is worth noting. In 10 races together they have won 3 times — that's 30%, or 3 in every 10, which is a genuinely high win rate for a jockey-horse combination. When Nolan is in the saddle at Newcastle on a normal surface over a short trip, everything aligns. Bryan Smart's yard has been in solid form this season with 18 winners sent out, so there's momentum behind the operation.

Most recently, Beale Street won at Newcastle on 1 May 2026 — just six weeks ago — and raced again only yesterday, suggesting the team are keeping this horse active and confident. Recent form of two wins from the last six races confirms it is in the best patch of its career right now.