Freddy Robinson

What Freddy Robinson does have, though, is a nose for wet ground. On genuinely soft or muddy conditions, he has won 2 from 5 races — that's 40%, an extraordinary conversion rate that dwarfs his overall record. Even on slightly softer than normal ground he wins roughly 1 in every 6 or 7 attempts, which is well above his usual level. The message is clear: when it rains, pay attention. His best distance appears to be around a mile and a bit — he's won 1 from 7 at that range, which sounds modest but is actually his most productive zone.

The highlight of his career came at Musselburgh in December 2022, when he landed one of the top races in British racing at Class 2 level — a genuinely significant result for a horse who typically competes at the lower end of the sport. Ellison himself has noted that Freddy Robinson seems to enjoy jumping, and that win at Musselburgh was his breakthrough. More recently, he won at Market Rasen just six months ago in December 2025, suggesting there's still life in him at seven years old.

Jockey Ben Robinson, who shares a surname but not, presumably, a family connection, has been aboard for 20 of his races together, winning just once — 1 in 20, or 5%. That's a partnership that hasn't quite clicked, though both horse and rider keep showing up. Brian Ellison's yard has been in fine form this season with 43 winners, and Freddy Robinson's recent run of form — two second-place finishes in his last three starts — suggests he's knocking on the door again. Whether he can push through it likely depends, as it so often does with this horse, on what the weather does next.