Comic Strip

The career arc tells an interesting story. Comic Strip broke through for a first win at Southwell in late October 2025, then followed it up with another victory at Wolverhampton on 1 December. Two wins in quick succession at that stage of a young horse's development is exactly the kind of form that gets people excited — it suggested Comic Strip was learning fast and improving with each run. That Wolverhampton win was now seven months ago, though, and the recent form figures of 5-5-7-3-2-1 (reading from most recent back to that winning run) show a horse that has gone from winning to struggling to land a blow. Fifth, fifth, and seventh in the three most recent outings is a dip worth noting.

Where Comic Strip does look genuinely interesting is at Class 4 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, below the big prizes but competitive enough to matter. At that level, this horse has won 2 from 3 races, a win rate of 67%, or roughly 2 in every 3 races. That is a remarkable hit rate and suggests Class 4 is the sweet spot — the grade where Comic Strip is talented enough to dominate without being outclassed.

The training operation behind Comic Strip is Simon and Ed Crisford, one of the sharper yards in Newmarket. With 78 winners already on the board this season, this is a team that knows how to get horses ready to perform, and Newmarket is about as good an address as British racing offers. A horse trained there and winning at a 67% clip at its preferred level is one the team will be managing carefully.

Raced just yesterday and still active, Comic Strip is very much a horse in the middle of its story. The recent dip in form is the one question mark, but a young horse trained by a yard firing on all cylinders and with a clear affinity for a particular class of race? That combination tends to produce more good days before long.