The most interesting detail is where she does her best work. Over a mile and an eighth to a mile and a quarter, she has won 1 from 4 races, a 25% win rate that means she lands the prize roughly 1 in every 4 times she runs at those distances. That is a meaningful difference from her overall record and points clearly to a horse who needs a bit of room to get into her stride. Shorter trips have not brought out the best in her.
George Boughey's yard at Newmarket has been in outstanding form this season — 99 winners is not a number you reach by accident, and it speaks to an operation that knows how to place its horses and get the best out of them. During a stable visit in early April, Boughey was straightforward about the plan: Della Pace has done well over winter and the team intends to step her up to ten furlongs. Coming from a trainer in that kind of form, that is worth paying attention to. She raced just yesterday, so she is bang in the middle of her campaign right now.
The combination of a yards-deep trainer, a horse who appears to genuinely improve at longer distances, and a positive recent winter make this one to keep an eye on. She may only have one win on her CV, but if Boughey's instincts about the step up in trip are right, that tally could look very different by the end of summer.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood Undulating |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 19 Aug | 100% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 9 Apr | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 19 Jul | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jun | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |