In This World

His second win came nearly three years later, at Worcester in June 2024—a late summer race that suggested he had finally returned to something like his old self. But he hasn't won since, and his last six runs have yielded nothing better than a fourth place. He's currently racing at Class 3 level without success, losing all seven attempts at that standard, which tells you he's likely outmatched when the competition tightens. That said, his record on normal ground—2 wins from 11 races, roughly one in every five-and-a-half starts—shows he does have a surface he prefers.

The most interesting detail about In This World is his jockey partnership with Harry Skelton. In seven races together, they've won twice: a 29 percent win rate that stands out sharply against his overall 10 percent win rate. Skelton knows how to ride this horse, and when they've clicked, results follow. At eight years old and still racing just last week, In This World is a genuine trier who has overcome a career-threatening injury to keep competing. He's unlikely to scale the heights once predicted, but on his day, particularly on normal ground and with his favored jockey, he's still capable of running a race.