Collingham

The bulk of those wins — 6 of the 8 — have come on normal ground conditions, and Collingham has found the winner's enclosure in 6 of 16 races at Class 4 level, which is exactly where it belongs and where it does its best work. The sweet spot for distance is somewhere between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, where it has won 5 of 13 races. That is nearly 1 in every 2.5 times out at that trip, which suggests the horse simply gets better the further it goes — it needs time to warm into a race rather than burning up the track from the start.

Musselburgh, the seaside track up in Scotland, holds a special place in this horse's record. That is where Collingham won for the very first time back in November 2021, and it went back there in February 2023 to win a Class 2 race — one of the better races in the country — which remains the highlight of its career. Winning at that level even once puts Collingham above the vast majority of horses that compete week in and week out at regional tracks.

Jockey Charlie Maggs has been on board for 10 of those 32 races and the pair have won 3 times together — a win rate of 30%, which comfortably beats Collingham's overall average. When those two line up together, history suggests it is worth paying attention.

The recent picture is more complicated. Collingham has not won in its last 6 races, and its last victory came at Fakenham in May 2025 — almost a year ago now. After a break of around four months, it returns carrying a question mark. Whether the freshness helps or the winning touch has drifted a little further away, no one quite knows yet. What the record does say, clearly and firmly, is that this is a horse that knows how to win — and has done so at the very top of its class.