Trained by Kevin Ryan at Hambleton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out 45 winners this season, Lord Capulet has spent most of his career competing at the lower end of the scale. He has run 8 races at top-level tracks and not won any of them, which tells you he is a specialist in smaller races at the courses that suit him. That is not a criticism—it is simply how racing works. His last win came at Redcar in May, four months ago, and his form through his last six races (a 10th, 6th, 3rd, 2nd, and two wins) shows he remains an active and competitive horse. He was last seen just a day ago, and the presence of two wins in that recent stretch suggests he still has winning races in him at the right venues.
Tom Eaves has ridden him five times, winning once—a 20% win rate that reflects a workable partnership, though not a standout one. The key for Lord Capulet is getting back to Newcastle, or finding other tracks where that particular combination of speed and temperament clicks. For a horse at this level, a course where he wins one race in every two or three attempts is almost as good as it gets.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
9 | 4 wins, 2 seconds, 3 other | 19 May | 44.4% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 7 May | 50% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 9 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 28 Feb | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 third | 12 Jun | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Oct | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 19 Aug | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jul | 0% |