Big Storm Brewing

The two career wins tell you something interesting about where and when this horse delivers. The first came at Newcastle in early March 2026, and the second followed at Musselburgh just a fortnight later. Both victories arrived on slightly wet or soft ground, and that is no coincidence — on that kind of surface, Big Storm Brewing has won 2 of 7 races, a win rate of 29%, which means it wins roughly 1 in every 3 and a half races when conditions suit. On faster, drier ground, the numbers fall away sharply. This is a horse with a clear preference, and when the weather plays ball, it becomes a genuinely different proposition.

The relationship with jockey Harry Reed is worth noting, though it remains a work in progress. Reed has ridden the horse in 10 of its 14 races and has only one win to show for it — winning roughly 1 in every 10 races together. That one win came at Musselburgh just two weeks ago, so the partnership is at least trending in the right direction. What is harder to explain is the Class 4 record: despite competing at that level in 7 races, Big Storm Brewing has never won at that grade. Both career victories have come elsewhere, which suggests the horse may actually be better suited stepping away from its most common race type than grinding away within it.

With a race as recently as yesterday, Big Storm Brewing is very much an active, live contender right now. The recent form reads 4-1-1 in the last three completed runs — meaning a win, a win, and a fourth place — which is the kind of sequence that suggests a horse in the form of its life. At 7 years old, some horses are winding down. This one looks like it is just hitting its stride.