Hitthehayson

The most recent victory came at Haydock Park in December 2025, and while that was four months ago, the form around it makes for encouraging reading. The last six runs read 2-3-5-–-1-1, meaning Hitthehayson has been consistently in the mix, picking up places even when it hasn't won. That kind of profile — rarely out of the frame — tends to suggest a horse that competes honestly rather than one that flatters to deceive.

A big part of the story here is the partnership with jockey Conor Stone-Walsh. Together they have won 3 from 5 races, which is an extraordinary hit rate — three wins from every five rides is the kind of number that makes a trainer reach for the phone the moment Stone-Walsh is available. Some jockey-horse combinations just click, and this one clearly has. The horse simply goes better with him in the saddle, and that is a meaningful edge.

Behind the scenes, Ian Patrick Donoghue's yard in Clonalvy, County Meath, has sent out 24 winners this season, which marks it out as a genuinely productive operation rather than a small yard occasionally getting lucky. Donoghue clearly knows how to place his horses, and Hitthehayson raced just one day ago, so this is a horse right in the thick of an active campaign. Having opened its winning account at Roscommon in September 2025, it has since added to that tally and shown it can win at tracks as far afield as Haydock Park in England — a useful sign of versatility. Still racing, still competitive at seven, and with its best jockey regularly in the saddle: there is plenty to like here.