High Point

Conditions matter too. On wet or muddy ground, High Point has won 2 of its 4 races — exactly half. That kind of record in the wet is rare, and it suggests a horse that actually gets better when others are struggling through the mud rather than simply tolerating it.

The career highlight came in October 2023, when High Point won a Class 2 race at Newmarket — one of the most prestigious and demanding tracks in British racing, a place where ordinary horses get found out quickly. Winning there at that level was a significant moment, and it put a ceiling on what this horse is capable of that most horses at Class 4 level simply can't claim. The first career win had come just a fortnight earlier at Windsor, so October 2023 was a breakthrough month in every sense.

Jockey George Downing has been a key part of the story, winning 3 of the 7 times they've raced together — that's a win rate of 43%, which is exceptional when you consider that even the best partnerships in racing rarely clear 25% consistently. When Downing is in the saddle, High Point clearly goes particularly well.

Trained by Ross Burdon at Newmarket, High Point is part of a yard that has already sent out 12 winners this season alone. And the horse itself is bang in form — it won at Great Yarmouth just this week, the most recent of its five career victories, and with recent form reading a win, two placings, and another win in the mix, this looks like a horse hitting a purple patch at exactly the right time.