Daydreama

The two victories arrived in quick succession last summer — first at Pontefract in July 2025, then at Carlisle in early August — and both came on normal ground, where Daydreama has won 2 of 7 races (29%). The key stat, though, is what happens over the shorter distances. At five to six-and-a-half furlongs, this horse has won 2 of just 4 races, a remarkable 50% record that suggests Daydreama is essentially a different animal when kept to a sprint. Get the trip right, and you are looking at a horse that wins half the time. That is a serious number.

Jockey David Allan has clearly figured this out. Together they have won 2 of their 6 races as a partnership — 1 in every 3 — which is an unusually productive combination and suggests a real understanding has developed between horse and rider. Allan knows how to get the best from this one.

The yard behind Daydreama is Tim Easterby's operation at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, one of the most productive stables in the country right now with 128 winners sent out already this season. That volume of winners matters — it means horses in this yard are prepared well and placed carefully, which makes you take notice when one keeps appearing in the results.

The recent form figures — 7-13-9-2-7-3 — are read most recent first, and that 2 (a second-place finish) sandwiched between some mid-field efforts is the flicker that keeps interest alive. Daydreama raced just yesterday, so this is a horse in active work right now. The last win was eleven months ago, and that gap will need closing soon. But the combination of a sharp jockey, a powerful yard, and a proven preference for sprint distances on normal ground gives Daydreama every reason to get back in the winner's enclosure before long.