Hardy du Seuil

His last victory was back in November 2025 at Windsor — nearly a year ago now — which means he's currently in a drought. His recent form reads like a patient's chart: second, fifth, a missed run, second again, fourth, thirteenth. He picked up a second-place finish just a day ago, which suggests the team is still confident enough to keep him campaigning. With Gavin Sheehan in the saddle most often, the pair have managed three wins from 19 races together, a 16% win rate that's fractionally better than his overall record. That small edge matters when you're looking for consistency.

The real spark in Hardy du Seuil's profile is his Class 2 win at Sandown back in January 2023 — a proper high-level victory that proved, even at nine, he could compete at the top end of the handicap. He also wins disproportionately often on normal ground, succeeding in two of nine races on that surface, a 22% rate that's nearly double his career average. That's the kind of detail that might matter to his trainer, Jamie Snowden's Lambourn yard, especially given the yard has sent out 82 winners this season and clearly knows how to place horses right. Hardy du Seuil may be past his peak, but he's exactly the sort of horse that keeps racing because he has a niche — and niche horses can still pay dividends if you know where to run them.