Beaujolais Nouveau

The pattern of recent form tells an interesting story. In the last six races, Beaujolais Nouveau has finished tenth, eighth, fourth, fourth, fifth, and then produced a first-place result. That is not consistent excellence, but it is not collapse either. The horse oscillates between decent efforts and below-par days, the kind of mid-range performer that sometimes finds its moment. When it steps into Class 5 races — smaller-field competitions a notch below the serious championship level — it has a sharper record: 1 win from 4 races, a 25% win rate, roughly one victory in every four attempts. That suggests the horse performs better against slightly weaker opposition.

Ben Haslam's yard at Middleham Moor in North Yorkshire has been in strong form this season with 35 winners already sent out. Jason Hart, the jockey who partners Beaujolais Nouveau most often, has ridden it five times and won once — a 20% win rate together. Neither figure is striking, but both suggest a solid working partnership without any glaring problems. The horse's two career wins came at Beverley in September 2024 and Ripon in May 2026, courses where it has at least proved capable of finishing first. For a horse that wins roughly once every nine races, that represents genuine progress.