Canaria Queen

She is trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, and the yard is having a serious season — 138 winners already this campaign, which is the output of a genuinely busy, well-run operation. Easterby tends to place his horses shrewdly, and Canaria Queen is a good example of that: she has done the bulk of her racing at Class 6 level, the entry-level tier of British racing, and at that grade she has won 4 of her 19 races — just over 1 in every 5. That is a solid record, and it shows she is competing at exactly the right level for her ability.

What makes her interesting right now is her recent form. Her last six races read 1-2-5-2-4-6 in reverse order — meaning her most recent run was a win, followed by two second places in the three outings before that. That is the shape of a horse that has come back to form nicely, and the win at Carlisle in September 2025 was her most recent success. She raced just yesterday, so she is very much in the thick of it.

There is also a ground preference worth noting. On slightly soft conditions — when the turf has a little give after some rain — she has won 2 of her 9 races, a 22% win rate. That might sound modest, but it is nearly double her overall rate, and it suggests she moves through the ground more efficiently when it is not bone dry underfoot. Trainers and jockeys notice these things, and when the forecast turns damp, Canaria Queen's name probably gets circled.

Her regular jockey is Duran Fentiman, who has ridden her 15 times and won twice together — the same 1-in-8 ratio as her overall record, suggesting they are well matched rather than either carrying the other. First past the post at Musselburgh back in September 2023, she has been a steady, honest contributor ever since.