Giles Glory

The best version of Giles Glory tends to show up over seven furlongs to a mile, where the horse has won 1 from 7 races in that range — a 14% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 7. That is noticeably better than the overall career average, and it tells you something useful: this is a horse that needs a proper test of stamina to show its best. Over shorter trips, it simply hasn't threatened.

Most of Giles Glory's racing comes at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, which is where horses go when they are still finding their feet or competing at a modest level. Again, the record reads 1 win from 7 races at that grade — the same 14% figure — which means even in the easiest company available, wins have been hard to come by. That said, a 3-year-old is still a young horse, still developing, and form at this age can change quickly.

Cieren Fallon has partnered the horse more than anyone else, riding in 5 of those 13 races and picking up that one win together. Their combined win rate of 20% — 1 from 5 — is actually the best of any jockey who has ridden this horse, and it is worth noting that every time Fallon is booked, he gives it a real chance. The yard behind Giles Glory is T Ellis, based in Rugby, Warwickshire, a operation that has sent out 24 winners already this season — so there is clearly competence in the stable. The horse raced just yesterday and remains active, which means another chance to build on that sole Lingfield win could come sooner rather than later.