Damysus

Damysus is trained by John and Thady Gosden at Newmarket, one of the most powerful yards in the country — and that reputation is entirely earned this season, with 140 winners sent out so far. It is the kind of operation that knows how to place a horse carefully and bring it to its best when it matters, and Damysus fits that pattern well.

The horse got off the mark at Southwell in December 2024, but the performance that really defines it came at Newmarket in October 2025, when Damysus won a Class 1 race — the very top tier of British racing. Winning one of those is something most horses never manage. The fact that Damysus has run in four Class 1 races and won one of them, placing in others, confirms this is a horse operating at the sharp end of the sport, not just visiting and hoping. The most recent win came back at Newmarket in April 2026, so the course clearly suits.

James Doyle has been in the saddle for most of those big days, riding Damysus in 5 races and winning 3 of them — that is a 60% win rate together, which is an extraordinary partnership by any measure. When Doyle is booked, this horse turns up and delivers.

The recent form figures of 5-6-1-1-18-2 do show a dip — that 18th place stands out — but the two wins either side of it suggest that was a blip rather than a trend, and the horse raced just yesterday, so it remains very much in the thick of things. A four-year-old with a Class 1 win already on the board, trained by one of Britain's finest yards, and apparently thriving at Newmarket — Damysus is well worth keeping an eye on.