King Of Speed

The partnership with jockey Billy Loughnane is worth highlighting. In 20 races together, he has ridden the horse to 3 of its 5 career wins — that is a win rate of 15%, or roughly 1 in every 7 rides. For context, that is nearly double the horse's overall career average, which suggests something clicks when the two are paired. Billy is trained by Mark Loughnane at Rock Farm in Worcestershire, who has had a productive season — 25 winners sent out already — so this is a yard that clearly knows what it is doing with a horse like this.

King Of Speed is at its best on normal ground and in Class 6 races, which are the entry-level tier of British racing. On a standard surface it has won 4 of 32 races — about 1 in every 8 — and across its 38 Class 6 outings it has won 5 times, a rate of 1 in every 7 or 8. That tells you the team has found the right level for this horse and is placing it sensibly. Its last win came at Wolverhampton in December 2025, and its first was at Leicester back in May 2023.

The recent form — finishing 5th, 3rd, 5th, 3rd, 8th, and 12th across its last six races — shows the wins have dried up over the past seven months, but the placing efforts suggest it has not completely lost its way. It raced just yesterday, which speaks to a horse in active work and still being targeted with purpose. Whether a sixth career win is around the corner is hard to say, but at seven years old and with a patient yard behind it, King Of Speed is not done yet.