Hanney Girl

The trouble is that everything has not lined up for the past fourteen months. Hanney Girl's last win came at Ripon on 26 August 2025, and since then it has not finished in the top three in six consecutive races. The recent form reads 3-5-3-2-4-4 — a run of near-misses and mid-field finishes that would test any horse's confidence. A third place and two fourths in the last six outings suggest Hanney Girl still has ability, but something has shifted. Whether that is ground conditions, the quality of opposition, or simply an unlucky run is hard to say.

David Allan has been Hanney Girl's main jockey, and the pair have a strong record together: two wins from seven races, a 29 per cent win rate that is considerably better than the horse's overall record. That partnership might be worth watching, especially if the horse runs on dry ground again. Tim Easterby's Great Habton yard has sent out 128 winners this season, so there is no shortage of expertise in the stable. For a horse that has proven it can win at this level on the right surface, a return to fast ground and another ride from Allan could be exactly what Hanney Girl needs to end that fourteen-month drought.