Collecting Coin

His first win came at Galway on 29 July 2025, a breakthrough that mattered more than the bare record suggests. Before that victory, he had misbehaved at tracks like the Curragh and Cork early in the season, unsettled in ways that suggested temperament rather than ability. The yard made the decision to geld him, and the change worked. On his day, he behaves impeccably and does what he is asked to do. His second win came almost a year later, at Chester on 25 July 2026 — three months ago now — showing he has the talent to win again and again, not just once.

His most recent form tells you he is still active and still competitive. In his last six races he has placed three times, including a second place and a sixth just days apart, which speaks to a horse trying hard but facing inconsistency. Jennie Candlish, his trainer at Basford in Staffordshire, knows his strengths. He noted that he dislikes tacky, muddy ground — he prefers firmer conditions — and that stepping back in distance from a mile to seven furlongs might unlock another winning race. Candlish's yard has been prolific this season with 64 winners, and Collecting Coin represents the kind of solid, mid-level horse that keeps a yard ticking over.

Shane Foley has ridden him five times and won once on him, a 20 per cent return that suggests they have found something when it works. At 4 years old, Collecting Coin is in the prime years of a horse's career, and with the right ground, the right distance, and the right day, he has already shown twice that he can beat his rivals fairly and squarely.