City Of Poets

Trained by James Tate in Newmarket, City Of Poets has been steadily climbing since his debut win at Lingfield Park in April 2025. His most recent victory came at Windsor just over a month ago, and his recent form tells the story of a horse finding his feet—two wins in his last six races, with respectable placing finishes mixed in. A rough run at Sandown in early July aside, the form is solid. Tate has noted that the horse is maturing as a racer and continues to develop physically, suggesting there may yet be room for improvement. The trainer has also hinted that City Of Poets could step up in trip from seven furlongs to a mile, a change that sometimes unlocks something extra in a horse's running.

What makes City Of Poets genuinely interesting is consistency. He places in races far more often than he loses—nine places from thirteen starts—which means he is reliably competitive. He may not be a world-beater, but he shows up ready to run every time. For a horse at his level, that is exactly the kind of horse racing is built around.