Crocodile Power

Trained by Seb Spencer out of Malton in North Yorkshire — a yard that has already sent out 13 winners this season alone — Crocodile Power operates mainly at Class 6, which is the bread-and-butter level of British racing. It suits him. He has won 7 of his 35 races at that level, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5, which is a solid return for a horse competing week in, week out at the sharp end of the everyday game. His overall career rate of 17% — winning about 1 in every 6 races — tells a similar story: reliable, competitive, never a passenger.

The most striking thing in his record is what happens when the weather turns. On wet or muddy ground, Crocodile Power transforms. Three wins from just six races in those conditions works out at 50% — winning one in every two starts when the ground gets soft. For context, that is an extraordinary figure. Most horses at his level struggle when the turf gets heavy; he appears to relish it. Any trainer watching the forecast with this horse in the yard knows exactly what to do when the rain arrives.

His most trusted partner in the saddle is Dale Swift, who has ridden him 19 times and won on 4 of those occasions — a 21% win rate, comfortably better than his overall career average. That kind of partnership, built up across dozens of races together, counts for something. Swift knows how this horse travels and when to ask the question.

Crocodile Power's most recent win came at Catterick Bridge in October 2025, seven months ago, and his last six runs read 2-7-3-3-8-1 — so a win, a couple of places, a quiet run, and then a second last time out. He raced just yesterday, which means he is firmly in the middle of his season. At eight years old and still competitive, still placing, still winning on his terms, this is a horse doing exactly what he was bred to do.