Charles Morin

That one career win came at Lingfield Park on 23 May 2024, now over two years ago. It's a small but meaningful detail — Lingfield has a famously unusual track with a tight, banked bend that suits certain horses perfectly, and Charles Morin clearly found something he liked there. Whether he can rediscover that feeling is the question his trainer Pat Phelan, based at Epsom in Surrey, will be working to answer. Phelan's yard has sent out 8 winners this season, so there is form in the stable — Charles Morin just hasn't been the one carrying it lately.

The distance clue in his record is worth noting. Over a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, he has won 1 from 4 races — that's 25%, which is a dramatically better ratio than his overall record suggests. Finding the right distance for a horse can make a significant difference, and these middle distances appear to be where he has the most chance of being competitive.

Paddy Bradley rides him most often, partnering him in 11 of his 24 races and picking up that sole win together. Recent form has been difficult reading — his last six results include a finish of 11th, and nothing better than third, with no win in that stretch. He raced just one day ago, so he is clearly in active training and being kept busy. At the level he typically competes at — the lowest tier of British racing — there are opportunities out there. Charles Morin just needs the right day, the right trip, and ideally a return to Lingfield.