Lucy The Wire

Her breakthrough came in late November 2025 at Leicester, then she went quiet for nearly a year before striking again at Kempton Park this week. That Kempton win on 5 October 2026 marks her third career victory, and it matters because she tends to find her form at the longer distances — specifically between 1 mile 6 furlongs and 2 miles, where she has won one of her three races at that trip (a 33 per cent success rate over that ground). Trainer James Owen, who bases his operation at Newmarket, has a strong yard this season with 205 winners to his name, so Lucy The Wire is operating within a stable that knows how to produce winners.

Her recent form shows the pattern of a horse grinding away at the lower levels. In her last six races, she has finished second twice, fourth, fifth, seventh, and first — that Kempton victory last week. She has raced consistently in Class 4 company, winning one of four races at that level, and while she is not a prolific winner, she is a horse that turns up and finishes in the money more often than not. Eight place finishes from fifteen races tells you she has the engine to compete and the constitution to stay sound. At four years old, she is entering her prime years, and if the longer distances continue to suit her as they have done, there is no reason to expect that pattern to change.