Glen Buck

The most eye-catching win on that CV came at Southwell in February 2025, when Glen Buck took a Class 2 race — one of the better races in Britain — on the all-weather track there. That kind of performance signals a horse operating at a genuinely high level, not simply picking up easy wins in lesser company. The career started promisingly too, with a first win at Newcastle back in January 2023, and Glen Buck has been building steadily ever since.

Recent form tells a similar story. Looking at the last six races — one win, a third, one win, one win, a sixth, a third — that is 3 wins from the last 6 races, mixed in with a couple of off-days that keep things honest. The sequence gives the impression of a horse that keeps showing up ready to compete rather than one coasting on past glories.

A huge part of the story is the partnership with jockey Jack Mitchell. Together they have won 4 of their 5 races, meaning they win 4 times out of every 5 when paired up. That is an extraordinary number. In racing, jockey-horse combinations that click like that are genuinely rare, and it suggests Mitchell understands exactly how to ride this horse — when to push, when to wait, when to let Glen Buck find its own rhythm.

Behind it all is trainer Roger Varian, one of the most respected operations in British racing, based in Newmarket. The yard has sent out 87 winners this season alone, which tells you this is not a small outfit running on hope — it is a professional, well-resourced team that knows how to get horses to their best. Glen Buck raced just one day ago and is clearly in the thick of an active campaign. Given the record, the partnership with Mitchell, and the quality of the team behind it, there is every reason to think the wins are not done yet.