Charmaine

The headline is her performance in Class 4 races, the bread-and-butter level where she dominates. Three wins from seven attempts there is a striking record—better than 40 percent—and it tells you that when the race is pitched at the right grade, Charmaine has the ability to get the job done. Beyond that, the numbers tell a story of a horse suited to specific conditions. She has won two of her last six races, including a victory at Chester in August, and she thrives on wet or muddy ground, where she has won twice from six attempts—a 33 percent win rate that stands out against her overall 20 percent. She also shows a preference for distances between a mile and an eighth and a mile and a quarter, winning once from three races at that range.

James Fanshawe's Newmarket yard has clearly found top-3 finishes for her to shine. Kempton Park is her course fortress: she has won twice there from six runs, making it a track where she consistently competes well. Her debut victory came at Kempton in late September 2024, and the stable's success this season—44 winners sent out—suggests a yard with the tactical nous to place horses where they fit. Jockey Daniel Muscutt has ridden her twice for two wins, a perfect record, though the sample is small. The pattern in recent months shows a horse running consistently without sparkling—mostly fourth-place finishes from her last six races—but that one win at Chester two months ago proves she is still capable of getting her head in front when everything aligns.