Inthenickoftime

Those two wins are the key to understanding this horse. Both have come on soft, muddy ground, and when you look at the full picture — 2 wins from just 7 races on those conditions — you're suddenly looking at a horse that wins roughly 1 in every 3 times the ground is in its favour. That's a completely different animal to the one that turns up on a dry, fast track and plugs away without ever threatening. Condition it right and it's a genuine contender; get the ground wrong and you're waiting.

The partnership with jockey Simon Torrens matters here too. Of the 18 career races, Torrens has been in the saddle for 12 of them, and those 2 wins have both come with him aboard — a win rate of around 1 in 6. For a horse that's clearly selective about when it performs, having a consistent rider who understands its rhythm is no small thing.

Recent form suggests Inthenickoftime is in the best shape of its career. The last six runs read two second places, a win, another second, and two more placings — a sequence of consistent, competitive racing that shows a horse spending most of its time in the thick of things. That win came at Galway in October 2025, eight months ago now, but the placing form since then suggests it hasn't fallen away. The yard has been in good nick too, sending out 14 winners this season from Bruree, which tells you the horses are fit and ready. Inthenickoftime raced just yesterday, so this is a horse very much in the middle of its campaign.

It won for the first time at Wexford in August 2024, so it's not a horse that made an early impression. But it found its feet, found its conditions, and is now one of those reliable performers that turns up, runs its race, and keeps the yard honest. When the rain comes, keep an eye on it.