Lequinto

Overall, Lequinto has won 10 from 60 races, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6, a solid enough record at his level. But strip out Windsor and those numbers look very ordinary indeed. Strip out dry ground too, and they fall further — on fast, firm conditions he has won 7 from 12 races, better than half, which tells you exactly what kind of day you want when he lines up. Wet or muddy ground is a different story entirely.

The horse raced just yesterday and is very much in the thick of things right now. His last six runs read 1-3-3-1-3-2, meaning two wins and never far away — a sequence that suggests he is in the form of his life at nine years old, which is no small thing. His most recent win came at Windsor just days ago in late June 2026, and his partnership with jockey Matthew Lloyd Slater is clearly working: together they have won 4 from 12 races, which is 1 in every 3 — well above his overall average.

Trainer Tony Carroll, based in Cropthorne in Worcestershire, has had a remarkable season with 136 winners sent out from the yard — a number that speaks to a seriously well-managed operation. Carroll has shown he knows exactly what Lequinto needs, and the quotes from his stable tour last summer are telling: after a flat run at Windsor in August 2024, Carroll was candid that the horse had disappointed and needed a rethink. The fact that Lequinto is now winning there again suggests that rethink worked. He races mainly in Class 4 company — not the headline events, but competitive enough races where getting it right on the day genuinely matters. On a sunny afternoon at Windsor, with Slater in the saddle, Lequinto is about as reliable a thing as this sport offers.