Fine Interview

The most striking thing about Fine Interview is what happens when the weather turns. On wet or muddy ground, it has won 5 of 9 races — a 56% win rate that is simply extraordinary. Most horses tolerate conditions rather than thrive in them; this one seems to come alive when the skies open. If you're ever watching it run and it's been raining, pay attention.

Then there's Doncaster. Fine Interview has won 3 of 5 races at the South Yorkshire track, making it something of a course specialist in the truest sense. Winning 3 from 5 anywhere is good; doing it at one of Britain's most prestigious venues, including a Class 2 race — one of the top races in the country — in October 2025, tells you this horse belongs at a high level. Its most recent win came back at Doncaster just two months ago, so the love affair with that track shows no sign of cooling.

James Doyle has been the regular jockey, and the partnership looks like a genuine one. Together they've won 3 of 7 races — roughly 43%, or nearly 1 in every 2 times they line up. That's the kind of number that makes a trainer keep picking up the phone to the same rider. Hamad Al Jehani, based at the famous racing town of Newmarket, has sent out 18 winners this season, so Fine Interview is part of a yard clearly in good form.

Recent form confirms this horse is bang in the middle of a purple patch — it has won 3 of its last 6 races, with finishes reading 13-1-9-1-1-3 going back from its latest outing. It raced just yesterday, so it is very much an active competitor right now. The one caveat worth noting is that at Class 3 level — the grade it most often competes at — the record tightens to just 1 win from 6 races. Fine Interview seems to perform best when the conditions are worst and the occasion is biggest. A peculiar horse, and all the more interesting for it.