Ciotog

The eight-year-old is trained by Mark Loughnane at Rock Farm in Worcestershire, a yard that has been in fine form this season with 25 winners already sent out. The most frequent rider is Billy Loughnane — almost certainly a family connection — who has been aboard for 19 of Ciotog's races and picked up 2 of those wins together, a rate of roughly 1 in 9. That is modest on paper, but the partnership has clearly developed a decent understanding over time.

One genuinely interesting detail: Ciotog absolutely loves wet, muddy ground. From just 3 races on soft or heavy going, it has won 2 of them — that is a 67% win rate, which is extraordinary. On normal conditions it wins roughly 1 in 6 times (2 wins from 11 races), which is already well above its overall average. The picture that emerges is a horse that improves sharply when the heavens open.

Most of Ciotog's racing has come at Class 5 level, which is the lower end of the British racing ladder, and the 3 wins from 34 races at that level — roughly 1 in 11 — suggest it is a competitive rather than dominant force at that grade. The career total of 6 wins is solid for a horse that races regularly at this level, and 21 places from 61 races means it has finished in the frame more often than not.

The last win came at Wolverhampton in January 2025, about 16 months ago, and recent form — finishing fifth or sixth in five of the last six races — suggests it is working through a quiet spell. But Ciotog is still racing, still active, and still only a change of ground or a trip to Bath away from being competitive again.