Candonomore

That win came at Bath on 27 April 2026, just five weeks ago, and Candonomore raced again only yesterday, so there's clearly no shortage of enthusiasm from Jennie Candlish's yard in keeping this horse busy. Candlish, based in Basford, Staffordshire, has had a productive season — 61 winners sent out this term, which tells you this is a trainer who knows how to have horses ready to run and run well. Back in April 2024, before Candonomore had even opened its account, she was already confident about what she had: decent enough, capable of a mile or further, and with good races ahead. That first win duly arrived at Haydock Park on 27 April 2024, almost exactly two years before the most recent one at Bath.

The jockey connection worth noting is David Allan, who has partnered Candonomore in 14 of its 32 races and picked up 3 of its 5 career wins. That's a win rate of 21% — comfortably better than 1 in 5 when they team up — which suggests the pair have developed a real understanding. The fact that Allan has been in the saddle for more than 40% of the horse's career and accounts for 60% of its wins is a meaningful detail.

The one puzzle in the record is that most of Candonomore's races have come at Class 4 level, where it has won just 1 from 13 — roughly 1 in every 13 attempts at that grade, which is a modest return. Yet the overall record shows it can and does win. Whether there's a step up in class or a drop to easier company in the plan, Candlish's yard clearly still believes there are good days to come. With a horse this active and this recently successful, they may not have to wait long.