Great

The overall numbers — 2 wins and 5 places from 14 races — look modest at first glance, something like winning 1 in every 7 times out. But context matters here. Strip away the races run on unsuitable ground and the picture sharpens considerably. Great operates best over sprint distances, between five and six-and-a-half furlongs, where it has won both its races from nine attempts at those trips. Speed is clearly the weapon; it just needs the right conditions to deploy it.

Sam England's yard in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, has been in fine form this season — 49 winners sent out is a serious tally and suggests a training operation that knows how to place its horses well. Great fits that pattern. The first win came at Windsor in May 2025, and the most recent arrived at Carlisle just this week in July 2026, meaning Great is very much a current, active force rather than a horse chasing past glories.

The one puzzling gap in the record is at Class 4 level — five races, zero wins. Both victories have come in different company, which suggests Great may actually be more competitive when dropped into slightly easier races. The recent run of form (finishing seventh, eighth, and seventh in three of the last five outings before this week's win) showed a horse that had gone quiet for a spell. That Carlisle victory, coming just yesterday, is the important result — it tells you the ability is still there, and with summer conditions in play, Great is worth keeping a close eye on over the coming weeks.