Easy Love

Anthony Honeyball trains out of Mosterton in Dorset, and his yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 51 winners. That kind of output means Honeyball knows how to place a horse, and the decision-making around Easy Love seems smart: pick the right conditions and this horse delivers. The first career win came at Plumpton in December 2024, and the most recent — on New Year's Day 2026 at Windsor — suggests the team knows how to find a good moment. Winning on New Year's Day at Windsor isn't a bad way to start a year.

What's harder to overlook is the record at the top level. Easy Love has been sent out four times in Class 1 races — the elite end of British racing — and hasn't won any of them. That's 0 from 4. It doesn't mean the horse is out of place there, but it does suggest that when the very best turn up, Easy Love hasn't quite been able to match them. Three of those ten career races have ended in a placed finish, which means the horse is competitive and rarely runs a shocker, but there's a gap between being thereabouts and getting to the winner's enclosure against the sharpest rivals.

The recent form — a win sandwiched between some quieter efforts — fits the pattern of a horse that needs things to go its way. A sixth, a win, and a third in its last three completed outings tells you Easy Love isn't in decline, just particular. Last raced 29 days ago and still active, the next run will be worth watching — especially if Honeyball can find normal ground and a race pitched just below the very highest level. Get those two things right, and Easy Love has a habit of making people look clever.