Lowlands

That one win came at Perth on 13 May 2026, and it has stayed the defining moment of Lowlands' career so far. Perth is a sharp, right-handed track in Scotland where bold-jumping, quick-thinking horses tend to thrive, and winning there is no fluke. What makes that result feel more significant is the recent form surrounding it — the last six runs read 4-2-1-3-2-2, which translates as a horse that finished second the run before its win, won, then came third, then posted two more second-place finishes. That is a horse in form, not one scrambling around the edges of the sport. Lowlands raced just yesterday, so it is clearly fit, busy, and very much part of someone's plans.

The relationship with jockey Danny McMenamin is a long-standing one — nine races together, one win between them, an 11% win rate. That single win from nine is modest, but the pairing has clearly stuck, which usually means there is a level of trust from the trainer that goes beyond the numbers. That trainer is Nicky Richards, operating out of Greystoke in Cumbria, one of the most respected northern yards in the game. Richards has sent out 39 winners this season alone, so Lowlands sits within a genuinely productive operation. When a busy, successful yard keeps running a horse, it is usually because they believe the right race is just around the corner.

The one puzzle in the profile is a glaring one: Lowlands has raced five times at Class 4 level — one step below the sport's elite — and has not won any of them, posting a 0 from 5 record at that grade. The Perth win came at a different level. Whether Richards has found the right conditions to crack that Class 4 barrier, or whether the team decides to drop the horse back in grade where it clearly can win, will be the interesting question to follow from here.