Leadenhall

His first win came at Haydock Park in August 2023, and the post-race words from jockey Hector Crouch were telling. Crouch said Leadenhall had always had plenty of talent, but that the team had worked through a few issues with him — on that day, they ran him without his usual headgear, and it clicked. "Hopefully this will be a confidence booster," Crouch said. It sounds like a horse who needed patience as much as training. Easterby himself had noted early on that Leadenhall was a big horse with decent form, and that finding his right distance — settling on a mile to a mile and a quarter — would be key. That instinct proved right: over that range, he has won 4 from 15 races, winning roughly 1 in every 4, which is a meaningfully better record than across his career overall.

Haydock is where he looks most at home. Two wins from just four races there makes him a genuine course specialist — a 50% record at a track is the kind of stat that makes trainers smile. But he added a second venue to his CV just this week, winning at Nottingham on 31 May 2026, his most recent race run only yesterday. That win feels significant: it suggests he is in the form of his life right now rather than coasting on past glories.

His most productive partnership has been with David Allan, who has ridden him to 2 wins from 9 races together — a 22% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 4 rides. That is well above his career average and suggests Allan understands what makes him tick. Behind the scenes, Easterby's yard is having a strong season with 126 winners already, so Leadenhall is part of a genuinely in-form operation. For a horse who took time to find his feet, right now everything seems to be pointing the right way.