The career highlight so far came at Chelmsford on 11 December 2025, where Champagne Powder picked up that first win. Chelmsford is an all-weather track in Essex that races year-round, and winning there in December — when plenty of horses are being rested or are simply below their best — is no small thing. It's a form of evidence that this horse is competitive when it matters.
Looking at the most recent five races in order — 8th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 6th — the story they tell is interesting. Read from most recent backwards, the horse has been travelling in the right direction: a mid-field finish, then a place, then the win. That 2nd place most recently suggests Champagne Powder is still running well off the back of that career-best effort. After a break of 51 days, the team at Whatcombe will be hoping a fresh horse returns to something close to that winning form.
Oliver Cole trains out of Whatcombe in Oxfordshire and has sent out 8 winners this season — a yard that is clearly in decent nick and capable of placing a horse right. That matters more than people realise. A trainer who knows when and where to run a horse can be the difference between a win and a near-miss, and Cole's record this season suggests the yard is doing things properly.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chelmsford | 2 | 1 win, 1 second | 8 Jan | 50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Oct | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 28 Nov | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Feb | 0% |