Court Of Session

What makes Court Of Session interesting is not a dominant talent but a genuine preference for certain conditions and distances. On normal ground — the standard, everyday racing surface — he comes alive: five wins from 30 races there, a win rate of roughly 17 percent. Shift him to wet or muddy ground and he struggles. At distances between one mile and one furlong and one mile and two furlongs, he performs at his best, with four wins from 22 races at that range. This specificity suggests he is not a puzzle without a solution: he simply needs the right ground and the right trip. His last win came at Nottingham in early June, three months ago, and he has raced six times since without a victory, though recent placings show he is still competitive and finishing in the frame regularly.

Harry Burns, his most frequent partner, has ridden him seven times and won once together — a 14 percent win rate that is slightly better than his overall record. Phil McEntee, his trainer at Newmarket, has had a productive season with 17 winners from the yard. Court Of Session remains active and racing, most recently out just a day ago, which means he is a genuine, working racehorse still chasing his next opportunity rather than a retirement in waiting. For a trainer building a successful yard, a horse like this one — modest but consistent, with clear preferences about what suits him — is genuinely valuable.