Beauport

Those two Class 1 victories stand out like landmarks on a map. The first came at Carlisle in October 2022, the second at Uttoxeter in March 2024 — a full 17 months apart, which tells you that Beauport peaks rarely but peaks well. Sandwiched between them were two Class 2 wins, one at Uttoxeter in March 2022 (where the horse got its career off the mark) and one at Ascot in November 2024 — a racecourse that carries enormous prestige and is not an easy place to get a result. Four wins at four different tracks suggests a horse that travels well and adapts, rather than one that only performs in comfortable surroundings.

The recent form is harder to defend. Beauport hasn't won in six races, and its last victory came at Ascot in November 2024 — now 17 months ago. The figures from those recent outings don't suggest a horse flying under the radar; they suggest one that has found the going tough. Still only raced yesterday, so the team at Naunton clearly believe there's another day in the sun to come.

Jockey Jordan Nailor has been the regular partner, riding Beauport in 14 of its 23 races and winning 3 of them — a win rate of 21%, or roughly 1 in every 5 rides together, which is meaningfully better than the horse's overall average. That kind of continuity between horse and rider often matters at the top level, where trust and familiarity can be the difference. The yard of Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies, a well-established Gloucestershire operation, has sent out 61 winners already this season — so the platform is there. Beauport just needs to find its moment again.