Liosa

The career began in earnest at Wolverhampton in September 2023, and Liosa has steadily grown into a reliable performer since. The most eye-catching number in the profile is what happens on wet or muddy ground: two wins from just five races, a 40% win rate that puts it head and shoulders above its performance on other surfaces. That is the kind of stat that makes a trainer smile when the rain forecast rolls in. Most horses either love the mud or hate it — Liosa clearly belongs in the first group.

Kempton Park is another place where Liosa has made a habit of performing well, winning 2 of 5 races there. For context, that is the same win rate as on soft ground, which suggests the track itself suits something about how this horse moves. Kempton's tight, flat circuit rewards horses that switch off and travel efficiently, and Liosa seems to do exactly that.

Jockey Hector Crouch has been the regular partner, riding Liosa in 7 races and winning 2 of them — a win rate of roughly 1 in 3 together, which is a noticeably better return than Liosa's overall average. That kind of partnership tends to develop for a reason. As for class level, most of Liosa's races have come at Class 4 — a solid middle tier — winning 1 from 8 at that level, which is honest rather than spectacular.

What brings everything into sharp focus is the most recent result: a win at Ripon just this week, making this a horse in current form rather than one trading on past glories. With recent finishes of first, sixth, fourth, tenth, third, and third, the form is a little mixed, but the win at the top of that sequence is the thing that matters. Liosa is active, proven, and capable of winning when the conditions line up.