Bella Perla

Her recent form tells an interesting story, though. Her last six runs read 7th, 9th, 3rd, 1st, 1st going back in time — two wins sandwiched between a pair of promising placed efforts, followed by a couple of quieter outings. She won at Lingfield Park in November 2025, but that was eight months ago now, and her last two runs have been 9th and 7th. Tom Clover's yard at Newmarket will be hoping those efforts are just a blip rather than a trend, especially given the form she showed earlier in the season.

What stands out most clearly is how much Bella Perla loves normal ground conditions. On a standard surface, she has won 3 of her 5 races — a remarkable 60% win rate, or three from every five attempts. That's not a coincidence; that's a horse who finds her best when conditions suit. The wins came at Southwell first, in September 2025, then at Lingfield Park a couple of months later, suggesting she travels well to different tracks when the ground is right.

She competes mainly at Class 4, which is a solid mid-tier level of racing, and she's been highly effective there — winning 2 of her 4 races at that level, a 50% return. That's the mark of a horse operating comfortably within her comfort zone rather than being thrown in out of her depth.

Tom Clover has sent out 23 winners from Newmarket this season, so this is a yard clearly in form. Bella Perla raced just one day ago and remains active, which means there's every chance another outing is already being planned. Whether she can rediscover the winning thread from late last year is the big question — but the talent is clearly there when everything clicks.