Concert Boy

Concert Boy's record across 70 races reads 5 wins and 32 places, a win rate of around 1 in every 14 races. On the face of it, that sounds modest — but the numbers only tell half the story. Scott picked him up in March 2024 and kept him busy throughout the year, running him roughly 27 times in that single season alone. The sheer volume of racing, combined with a consistent ability to finish in the money, pushed his total prize money to around £52,000 and earned him a top-20 finish in the All-Weather Horse of the Year bonus scheme. For a £7,000 purchase, that is an extraordinary return.

Every single one of Concert Boy's five wins has come at Newcastle, and all five have come on normal ground conditions. On that track in those conditions, he has won 5 from 38 races — which sounds repetitive until you consider that most horses never find a track that suits them this well at all. Newcastle is simply his place. His most recent win there came in December 2025, and the plan for this season is a familiar one: go back to the all-weather, race three times a month, and chase the bonus scheme again. It is a strategy that has already paid off once, and Scott clearly sees no reason to change it.

What is slightly puzzling is the partnership with jockey Sam James, who has ridden him 11 times without a win — every single win Concert Boy has recorded has come with someone else in the saddle. His recent form, showing finishes of 2nd, 6th, 4th, 10th, 8th, and 7th in his last six races, suggests he remains competitive without quite finding the winner's enclosure. He raced just yesterday, so he is in the thick of things right now. Whether the December win proves to be a temporary high or the start of another productive run will become clear very quickly — with Concert Boy, there is never a long wait for the next chapter.