Boy George

The horse has built a solid career under Dominic Ffrench Davis at Lambourn, winning 8 races from 29 starts with 14 places to show for his efforts. What matters more, though, is that Boy George is genuinely fond of normal ground conditions — the kind most horses encounter most of the time. He has won 5 of his last 6 races on such surfaces, an 83% win rate that reveals his real weapon. Put him on a dry, fast track and he is serviceable; put him on standard ground and he becomes genuinely dangerous. Jockey J F Egan, who has ridden him most often, knows how to get the best from him, winning 3 of 12 races together.

The nine-year-old remains active and is showing recent form worth watching. He has won three of his last six races, most recently at Newbury on 24 June 2025. His preferred distance is the mile and three furlongs to mile and four furlongs range, where he has won 5 of 9 races — a 56% rate that makes him genuinely effective at that trip. He races typically at Class 6 level, where he has won 6 of 23 races, marking him out as a useful, consistent performer rather than a top-class animal. For a horse past his first decade of life, Boy George remains a reliable campaigner, especially on his preferred ground and distance, and Windsor remains the place where he does his very best work.