Fleur de Mer

What makes Fleur de Mer interesting is not the headline figures but where those wins come from. Trained by Martin Todhunter at Orton in Cumbria, the horse absolutely thrives on normal, everyday ground conditions—winning 3 of 18 races on such surfaces, a rate of roughly 1 in 6. On faster or wetter ground, the horse rarely gets involved. Even more telling is its performance over the 1m1f to 1m2f range, where it has won 1 of 4 races, a striking 25% win rate that suggests those middle distances suit its running style perfectly. At Class 5 level, where it typically races, Fleur de Mer has managed just 1 win from 16 attempts, showing how hard it is to break through even at this modest tier.

The horse has shown real consistency lately. This past week, on 17 October 2026, it won at Southwell, its most recent victory. That came after six races in which it finished in the top 3 four times—5th, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th—the kind of run that suggests a horse fighting hard but not quite getting over the line. Interestingly, regular jockey Mark Winn has yet to ride Fleur de Mer to victory across seven attempts, which might be worth noting the next time they are paired together. For a horse at this level, consistency matters more than fireworks, and Fleur de Mer has proved it belongs right where it is running.