What makes this worth watching is the context. Hadlan only raced yesterday, meaning whatever is being learned is being learned right now, in real time. Two-year-olds are essentially teenagers being asked to run at speed in front of crowds — many of them need several races just to figure out what is expected of them. Three races in is still very early days, and yards rarely give up on a young horse this quickly.
The trainer, Jack Jones, operates out of Newmarket in Suffolk — which matters, because Newmarket is essentially the headquarters of British flat racing. Serious horses are trained here, and Jones has sent out 33 winners already this season, which suggests a yard that knows what it is doing. A horse sitting on zero wins is not necessarily a reflection of the team around it. Sometimes it simply takes time for a young horse to click.
Hadlan is not a horse with a story to tell yet — but it is a horse whose story is still being written, and written fast.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jul | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Jun | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jun | 0% |