Cusack

The heart of what makes Cusack tick seems to be the seven furlongs to a mile range. In eight races at that distance, he has won three times — a win rate of 38%, or almost 2 in every 5 races. That is nearly double his overall average, and it is the kind of stat that suggests this is genuinely his sweet spot rather than a coincidence. David Thompson's yard in Bolam, County Durham, has sent out nine winners this season, and Cusack has been a reliable contributor to that tally over the years.

His most trusted partnership in the saddle has been with Sean Kirrane, who has ridden him to four of his ten career wins from 17 races together — winning roughly 1 in every 4 times they team up. That is a notably better rate than Cusack manages overall, which suggests Kirrane has developed a real understanding of how the horse operates. Good jockey-horse partnerships matter more than people realise, and this one has clearly clicked.

The honest question is where Cusack goes from here. His last win came at Newcastle on 29 March 2025 — thirteen months ago now — and the most recent six runs read 12-6-8-4-9-2, which is the form of a horse knocking on the door without quite kicking it open. Most of his racing comes at Class 5 level, one of the lower tiers of British racing, where he has won 5 from 29, or roughly 1 in 6 attempts. That context matters: this is not a horse operating at the top of the sport, but one who competes consistently and earns his place.

At eight years old, with 53 races already in the book and still racing actively, Cusack is a professional. The win may not be far away — the second place finish in that recent run suggests the sharpness is still there. Thompson will know better than anyone when the right moment comes.