Cancan In The Rain

Across a career spanning 26 races, Cancan In The Rain has won 4 times and finished in the places on 9 other occasions — that works out to winning roughly 1 in every 6 or 7 races, with a total win rate of 15%. That is a perfectly solid record at Class 5 level, which is the everyday bread-and-butter end of racing rather than the glamorous headline events. At that level specifically, the horse has won 3 of its 14 races, or just over 1 in every 5, which suggests it is competitive and consistent rather than a horse that merely makes up the numbers.

The recent form is genuinely eye-catching. Looking at the last six outings, most recent first: fourth, fourth, fourth, then a win, another win, and a second place. That middle stretch — two wins back-to-back followed by a close second — is the kind of momentum that tells you a horse is in the form of its life. The subsequent run of three fourth-place finishes since then suggests things have levelled off a little, but this is still a horse racing actively and placing regularly, not one that has gone cold.

One intriguing footnote involves jockey Joe Fanning, who has partnered Cancan In The Rain eight times without a win. That is not necessarily anyone's fault — partnerships between horse and rider do not always click, and eight races without a win together is the kind of thing that gets quietly noted by anyone following the horse closely. Whether the combination gets another chance remains to be seen.

Cancan In The Rain last won at Newmarket in August 2025, and with that course record standing at 2 wins from 3 visits, it is a horse that rewards keeping an eye on whenever it returns to its happy hunting ground.