Icare Grandchamp

His recent form makes for particularly interesting reading. In his last six races, he has won twice and finished second twice more — only one of those six runs ended without a top-two finish. For a horse at his level, that is a genuinely impressive sequence, and it suggests he is currently at or near the best he has ever been. His most recent win came at Plumpton in February 2026, just eight weeks ago, and with a race only yesterday he is clearly being kept busy by the team at Lower Beeding.

That yard is Gary and Josh Moore's operation in West Sussex, and it is worth pausing on just how productive they have been — 93 winners already this season. Sending a horse out 93 times successfully in a single campaign is a serious training achievement, and it means Icare Grandchamp is coming from a yard with real momentum behind it right now.

When regular partner Caoilin Quinn takes the ride, the numbers jump sharply. Together they have won 3 of their 8 races — that is a win rate of 38%, or roughly 2 in every 5 races they run together. As a partnership, that is exceptional. For context, Icare Grandchamp's overall win rate across all riders is 1 in every 5 races. Quinn clearly brings something out in this horse, and when you see the two of them declared together, it is worth paying attention.

The other consistent theme in his record is that he performs best on normal ground — not too wet, not too dry — winning 2 of his 6 races on those conditions, a rate of 1 in 3. He tends to operate at Class 4 level, which sits in the middle of the racing ladder, and has won 2 of his 7 races there. He is not a horse chasing the biggest prizes in the sport, but within his own world he is a competitive, reliable, and currently in-form horse — exactly the kind that makes racing interesting to follow.