Fine Print

Both career wins have come at that course, the most recent on 26 April 2025, and both arrived on normal ground conditions — Fine Print has won 2 of its 12 races on that surface, or roughly 1 in every 6, which is the only ground where it has found the winner's enclosure at all. It also does its best work over long distances of two miles or more, with 1 win from 9 races at that trip. Put all three factors together — Wolverhampton, normal ground, a staying trip — and you have a horse that transforms from a nearly-there type into a genuine contender.

The five-year-old is trained by John C McConnell, whose yard in Stamullen, County Meath, has sent out 36 winners this season, so there is clear ability in the operation. Regular jockey Siobhan Rutledge has not yet managed to get Fine Print into the winner's enclosure across their six races together, though the horse has placed seven times in its career, suggesting it hits the frame more often than it wins. The last six runs read 12-7-4-2-5-8 — a place finish mixed in, but nothing to suggest a win is imminent away from its favoured venue. Fine Print raced just yesterday and is clearly in a busy spell. Whether that schedule leads back to Wolverhampton soon enough is the question worth watching.