The one time Loblolly did get its head in front came at Lingfield Park on 3 September 2025, and that win arrived over a distance between seven furlongs and a mile. At that trip, the record reads 1 win from 3 races — a 33% win rate, or one in three, which is genuinely impressive at any level of the sport. The distance clearly suits, and it's the kind of stat that makes you wonder why the yard don't lean into it more consistently. Trainer S Woods operates out of Newmarket, one of British racing's most storied training centres, and the yard has been in good form this season with 24 winners already sent out.
What makes Loblolly worth watching right now is the recent trajectory. After back-to-back sixth-place finishes, the horse has posted three straight top-four results, capped by that win. The form line reading 4-3-3-6-6-1 in reverse tells a story of a horse finding its feet and finishing the sequence on the highest possible note. Loblolly raced just yesterday, so it is right in the thick of things — a yard in form, a horse on the rise, and a distance range where it has already shown it can win.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
3 | 2 thirds, 1 other | 4 Jul | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 3 Sep | 100% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Sep | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 20 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Apr | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 second | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 May | 0% |