Her breakthrough came at Fontwell Park in May this year, and since then she has settled into a pattern of consistency that suggests she knows what she is doing. Two weeks ago she won at Bangor-on-Dee, her most recent victory, and while her form has wobbled slightly in between — a pair of second-place finishes sandwiching a ninth-place run in her last outing — the fact that she raced just yesterday shows she is actively campaigned and clearly not broken by that latest effort. She is a living, breathing project rather than a horse waiting for something to happen.
Dan Skelton, her trainer, operates out of Alcester in Warwickshire and has sent out 198 winners this season alone, so Hidden Fortune is part of a yard that knows how to get horses to the winner's enclosure. Skelton spotted something in her from the start — an Irish point-to-point winner with an athletic frame — and has brought her along methodically. With two wins in five races and a stubborn refusal to run badly, Hidden Fortune looks like a horse that has found her feet and is ready to take on better opportunities.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 8 Sep | 100% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 | 1 win | 14 May | 100% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Sep | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 26 Nov | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 | 1 second | 6 Apr | 0% |