Lady Roxby

Trained by Michael Herrington at Willoughton in Lincolnshire, Lady Roxby runs for a yard that is performing well this season with 33 winners to its name, which suggests she is in capable hands even if the results have dried up. Her two career wins came at Musselburgh in September 2024 and then at Beverley in July 2025 — both modest tracks, both modest victories. More concerning is her record in Class 4 races, where she has managed zero wins from four attempts. That is the rung of the ladder she aspires to, and it is where she is falling short.

The encouraging part of her recent form is the consistency in placing. Her last six runs read 4-2-2-9-7-7, meaning she has hit the frame in three of those six races, most recently just a day ago. That suggests she remains competitive and is not falling apart — she is simply not quite quick enough to win, or the luck is not breaking her way. At four years old, there is still time, but Lady Roxby is drifting into that territory where a horse needs to find a winning opportunity soon or risk being managed down the card to easier races where the competition suits her better.