Good Earth

His best hunting ground is Newmarket, where he has managed to win 2 of his 4 races there — a win rate that suggests he genuinely enjoys the track and the way it suits him. His most recent victory came just over four weeks ago at Sandown Park, which shows he still has the appetite for winning even at this stage of his career. However, his last six runs tell a story of a horse whose form has dipped lately: fifth place, then a win, then fourth, sixth, fifth again, and an eighteenth — the kind of erratic form that suggests he is on the slide a little. That eighteenth, in his most recent race just a day ago, was by far his worst performance in months.

Ridden most often by Tom Eaves, the pair have won just 2 of 19 races together, a modest 11% return. Good Earth typically races in Class 4 company, where he maintains his usual win rate of 4 wins from 24 races — holding his own against similarly graded competition but rarely dominating. At nine years old, he remains active and useful, but his recent form suggests his best days may be behind him. He is still the sort of horse that could win again on his day, particularly back at Newmarket or another favourable track, but the wins are coming fewer and further between.