Expressionless

The most important thing to know about this six-year-old is what happens when it gets to Nottingham. Three wins from just 6 races at that track is a genuinely striking number — it means Expressionless has won half of its Nottingham appearances, which is the kind of record that makes trainers keep pencilling that course into the diary. It was there that it opened its career account back in April 2023, and it was there again in October 2025 that it won one of the top races in Britain — a Class 2 — which represents the highest level it has reached and a real statement of quality. Most horses at this level never get near a race like that. Expressionless did, and it won.

The yard behind it is Dylan Cunha's operation in Newmarket, one of British racing's great training centres. Cunha has sent out 45 winners already this season, so this is a busy, functioning stable that knows what it is doing. In the saddle, Kyle Strydom has been the most regular partner, winning 2 of their 8 races together — that is 1 in every 4 rides, which is a meaningfully better return than the horse's overall average and suggests the partnership suits both of them.

Distance matters here too. At a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs, Expressionless has won 2 from 5 — 40% — which is a dramatically better conversion than the 17% it manages in its more typical Class 5 company over other trips. That 40% figure is the kind of number that says: get the conditions right, and this horse can beat most things it faces.

Most recently it finished eighth on its last run, just one day ago, so it is right in the middle of a busy campaign. The last win came at Leicester in April 2026, three months back. The Nottingham Class 2 victory remains the crowning moment — proof that on its day, Expressionless is considerably more than its everyday record suggests.