Furthur

The broader career numbers are solid for a three-year-old: 2 wins and 4 places from 8 races, meaning it has finished in the top positions in exactly three quarters of its outings. That kind of consistency is easy to overlook, but it matters — it means Furthur rarely has a bad day. The win rate sits at 25%, or roughly 1 in every 4 races, which is a healthy return at any level.

What makes those wins particularly impressive is where they came. The first, at Newbury in April 2025, was a Class 2 — already one of the better races in Britain. Four months later, Furthur went back to the same track and won a Class 1, the highest tier of racing. That is not a common trajectory for a young horse. Stepping up in quality and delivering is exactly what good horses are supposed to do, and Furthur did it.

The jockey in both those wins was Oisin Murphy, one of the best riders in the country. Together they have won 2 of their 6 races — roughly 1 in every 3, which is an excellent ratio at this level. That kind of partnership, a top jockey who clearly understands the horse, is one of those quiet advantages that matters more than it looks on paper.

Furthur is trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Hampshire, and the yard has been in extraordinary form — 204 winners this season alone, which is the output of an operation firing on all cylinders. After a break of around six months, Furthur now returns to the track. The question everyone will be asking is simple: will it head back to Newbury? Because when it does, history suggests it is very hard to beat there.