Blazing Son

Smart's yard has been in strong form this season, sending out 18 winners, and Blazing Son has been one of the horses keeping that tally ticking. His most regular partner is jockey Andrew Breslin, and the two have built a productive relationship — Breslin has ridden him to 3 of those 7 career wins from 15 attempts together, winning at a rate of 1 in 5, which is meaningfully better than the horse's overall average. When the right jockey meets the right track, numbers like that are worth paying attention to.

That said, Blazing Son's recent form asks a few questions. He hasn't won in his last 6 races, with finishes of 2nd, 6th, 9th, 8th, 5th, and 3rd (reading from oldest to most recent), suggesting a horse that is running consistently without quite finding the winning thread. His last victory came at Newcastle in September 2025 — now 10 months ago — which only underlines that he tends to do his best work at that track rather than elsewhere. He raced just yesterday, so he is clearly being kept busy, and at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — he has won 4 of 19 races, or roughly 1 in 5, which is a solid return at that grade.

At 8 years old and with 43 races on the clock, Blazing Son is a well-travelled competitor who knows his job. He is not a horse built for the biggest occasions, but within his own world — a Class 5 race at Newcastle with Breslin in the saddle — he remains entirely capable of winning. The question is simply whether that combination comes together again before the season is out.