Iconic Times

Both of those wins have come at Kempton Park, making it a genuine course specialist. Two wins from six races there — winning 1 in every 3 — is a striking number when you consider it has gone winless everywhere else. Something about Kempton suits this horse specifically, whether the shape of the track, the surface, or both. Trained by Jennie Candlish from her yard in Basford, Staffordshire — a trainer who has sent out 61 winners this season and clearly knows how to place a horse — Iconic Times claimed its most recent Kempton win on 3 July 2025, so the form is there in the not-too-distant past.

The conditions matter too. On wet or muddy ground, Iconic Times wins 1 in every 3 races — 2 from 6 — which is a significantly better record than it manages on faster going. Over sprint distances of five to six and a half furlongs, it has won 2 of its 11 races, which works out at roughly 1 in 5. That's a meaningful edge for a horse that operates at Class 5 level, the bread-and-butter tier of British racing where small margins decide everything.

The last six races have produced nothing better than a third place, and a run of 10th, 9th, and 11th in recent outings tells you the horse is currently out of form. It raced just yesterday, so the yard are keeping it busy, which is often how trainers find the race that clicks. The key question for anyone following Iconic Times is simple: is it returning to Kempton on a wet day? If the answer is yes, history suggests it's worth paying attention.