Lets Go Champ

His most recent win came at Gowran Park on 7 March 2026, just eight weeks ago, and it came with a story attached. Trainer Mags Mullins had only had the horse ten weeks at that point, which makes the win all the more impressive — she essentially got him, figured him out, and had him winning in short order. It was rider Sophie Carter's first win at that level on Lets Go Champ, and Mullins was warm in her praise, noting that Carter also won a point-to-point on the horse previously. That kind of continuity matters. A horse and rider who know each other make a better team.

Mullins operates out of Goresbridge in Co. Kilkenny and has sent out 6 winners already this season, so this is a yard in form. The most frequent partnership, though, has been with Rachael Blackmore — 2 wins from 10 races together, also a 20% win rate. One of the more striking moments in the horse's recent history came at Cheltenham, where he finished third in the Paddy Power Gold Cup — one of the most competitive jump races in Britain, a proper top-level test. Mullins described it at the time as "an exhibition of jumping," which for a horse of this type, on that stage, is not something you just say to be polite.

Recent form reads 9-2-1 in the last three runs, which suggests he is building back into his best shape. He raced just one day ago, so the team is clearly keeping him active and in the groove. At eleven, some horses are winding down. Lets Go Champ appears to be doing the opposite.