Hamish

What makes those numbers even more striking is the company he keeps. Ten of his 11 wins have come at Class 1 level — the very highest grade of race in Britain. These are the events that matter most, the ones that attract the best horses from across the country and beyond. Winning one is an achievement. Winning ten of them, at venues like Goodwood, Newmarket, Chester, and Newbury, puts Hamish in genuinely rare territory.

Chester deserves a special mention. Hamish has raced there three times and won all three. Chester is a famously tight, almost circular track — unusual, technical, and unforgiving of horses that don't handle it well. Some horses never get comfortable there. Hamish has never been beaten there. Three races, three wins: a perfect record at one of Britain's most distinctive venues.

His recent form tells the same story. In his last six races he has won four, with his most recent victory coming at Newbury on 25 October 2025. He has not raced since — a five-month break that will naturally raise questions about whether he returns as sharp as he left. But his record suggests he is the kind of horse who shows up ready. His regular partner in the saddle, Tom Marquand, has ridden him in 13 of his races and won 7 of them — that is 54%, better than 1 in every 2 rides together. The partnership clearly works.

Behind all of this is trainer William Haggas, based in Newmarket. His yard has sent out 176 winners this season alone — one of the most productive operations in British racing. When a trainer of that calibre keeps running a nine-year-old at the top level rather than retiring him to quieter waters, it tells you something important: the horse is still good enough to be worth it.