Iolaos Du Mou

He is an eight-year-old trained by Tony Culhane and Stella Barclay at their yard in Garstang, Lancashire — a small operation that has still managed six winners this season, which speaks to the care they take with what they have. Pablo has been ridden most often by Nico de Boinville, winning 1 of their 7 races together, a 14% win rate — roughly 1 in every 7 outings. The partnership has been steady rather than spectacular, but the Warwick win in May 2025 actually came under Tabitha Worsley, and the story behind it matters. Pablo had been suffering with a problem in his hind feet — pain that explained why he had been finding excuses to down tools mid-race. Once the team identified and fixed it, his training sharpened up immediately. The yard knew the ability was there all along; it just needed the horse to be comfortable enough to show it.

That Warwick victory was won by a nose, and the trainer was the first to admit luck played a part — but luck had been coming to a horse that deserved it. The key tactical discovery was that Pablo likes to race from the front, something Worsley had noticed when he finished second last time out. They backed that instinct at Warwick and it paid off.

Where Pablo is most interesting is over longer distances. In races run over two miles or more, he has won 2 from 8 — a 25% win rate, roughly 1 in every 4. That is a genuinely solid number, and it suggests a horse that finds his rhythm when given room to settle and build. He operates mainly at Class 5 level, which is the entry-level tier of British racing, and at that level his long-distance record makes him a real threat on the right day. He raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping him busy, and with the foot issues apparently behind him, Pablo looks like he is finally running as well as those around him always believed he could.