That persistence finally paid off at Ffos Las on 30 June 2026 — just this week — when Forever Glamorous recorded its first career win. Ffos Las is a tight, turning track in South Wales that suits certain horses down to the ground, and this was clearly a course that suited Forever Glamorous at exactly the right moment. A first win is always significant, and getting it done as a 3-year-old, still relatively early in a racing career, means there could be more to come.
The recent form makes for genuinely interesting reading: finishing third, second, sixth, third, fifth, and then winning — that is a horse that had been knocking on the door before finally kicking it open. The sixth-place run looks like the one blip in a sequence that otherwise screams "a win is coming." It duly arrived.
One puzzle worth noting is the record alongside regular jockey Gina Mangan — zero wins from eight races together. That is a partnership that has produced plenty of placed efforts but not yet a victory, which makes it curious that the breakthrough came at Ffos Las this week. Whether Mangan was in the saddle for that win, the facts do not confirm, but the overall partnership record is something trainer Christopher Mason's yard will surely be thinking about. Mason has had 12 winners on the board this season, so the operation is clearly functioning well. Interestingly, Forever Glamorous has raced five times at Class 5 level — the more accessible end of the racing ladder — without winning any of those. The breakthrough came elsewhere in the programme, which suggests this horse may be finding its level and its conditions at last. At three years old, with a first win now on the board, the story is just beginning.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 30 Jun | 20% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 4 May | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 21 May | 0% |