Caballo De Mar

The five-year-old has built a tidy career overall, winning 6 of 19 races — that's roughly 1 in every 3, which is a genuinely strong win rate at the level this horse competes. Most of those races have been Class 2, meaning one step below the very top tier of racing in Britain, and winning at that level 2 times from 5 attempts (40%) confirms this is no ordinary horse. The career earnings tell you something too: this is a horse that has consistently competed and placed where the prize money is meaningful.

The most recent wins came quickly back-to-back — Southwell in late April 2025, then a Class 2 at Haydock Park in May — which suggests a horse in the form of its life right now. That kind of momentum matters. Jockey Callum Shepherd has been the regular partner through much of this, riding Caballo De Mar 12 times and winning 5 of them, which works out to just over 1 in every 2.5 rides together. That's a partnership built on familiarity, and it shows in the results.

The horse also has a clear preference for longer distances, winning 2 from 4 races run over two miles or more — a 50% win rate at that trip. On normal ground conditions, the numbers are similarly striking: 3 wins from 5 races in one split, 2 from 4 in another. None of this is accidental. George Scott's yard in Newmarket has sent out 52 winners already this season, so this horse is operating within one of the sharpest training operations in the country. Caballo De Mar raced just one day ago, meaning it is bang in the middle of a busy campaign — and with that Southwell record sitting unblemished, anyone who spots this horse declared there again might want to take notice.