Claymore

That Class 1 win came at Ascot in June 2022, which remains the headline moment of his career. Ascot at its best is one of the grandest stages in British racing, and a win there goes on a horse's CV permanently. His career had started promisingly at Newmarket in October 2021, his first win coming at one of the sport's most celebrated venues, but Ascot confirmed he could compete when it really counted.

The ground matters a great deal with Claymore. On fast, dry ground he has won 3 times from just 8 races — that is 38%, or nearly 2 in every 5, which is a remarkable return. For comparison, his overall win rate is 12%. When the ground dries out, this horse transforms. Chapple-Hyam's yard has sent out 24 winners already this season, suggesting a team in good form and confident enough to keep running Claymore at the top level.

Recent form had looked quiet — three finishes outside the top five in a row before a place last time out — but Claymore answered any questions with a win at Windsor just last week, his most recent victory arriving on 27 June 2026. For a seven-year-old with a long career and a Ascot win already banked, that kind of current form is genuinely exciting. He raced just yesterday, so the team are clearly not treating him as a horse winding down. With dry ground in the forecast and a trainer firing winners, Claymore looks like exactly the sort of experienced, proven performer who can make noise at the top of the sport when conditions fall his way.