Loyal Touch

The recent form tells an interesting story. The last six runs read 1-–-6-9-10-11, which on paper looks like a horse that has been struggling. But strip it back: that most recent result is a win, at Killarney, just this week. Whatever was happening in those mid-sequence finishes, Loyal Touch has snapped out of it at exactly the right moment, suggesting the horse is landing in form rather than drifting out of it.

One number deserves a closer look: at the Class 2 level — some of the better races in Britain — Loyal Touch has raced 13 times and won none. Zero from thirteen. That is a consistent ceiling, and it tells you this is a horse that competes well at a solid level without quite being able to break through at the top end. There is no shame in that, but it does help explain why the Killarney win this week carries weight — it is confirmation that, placed at the right level, Loyal Touch delivers.

Jockey Archie Young has built a useful partnership with the horse, winning 2 of their 8 races together — that is 1 in every 4, or 25%, which is a strong return and well above the horse's overall average. At distances between seven furlongs and a mile, that same 1 in 4 ratio holds up across four races. When the conditions and the partner are right, Loyal Touch tends to find a way. The first career win came at Carlisle back in August 2022, and here in July 2026, the horse is still winning races. That kind of longevity and consistency is rarer than it looks.