Lyra Lea

She was a bargain buy at 1,200 guineas and caught the eye with an immediate impact, placing in each of her first three races before breaking through for her first win at Lingfield Park in August 2025. Trainer Rod Millman, who is based at Kentisbeare in Devon and has sent out 42 winners this season, has her aimed at a specific target: the Great British Bonus series for lower-class races, where a horse at her level can accumulate prize money and build her record. At Class 5 level, she has yet to land a victory from 4 attempts, but the strategy appears to be finding the right spot at the right level rather than asking her to punch above her weight.

What makes her interesting is not a brilliant win rate but consistency and value. She placed nine times across those 15 races before earning her two victories, the kind of record that suggests a horse learning her trade, improving gradually and occasionally getting the pieces to fall into place. With Rod Millman's yard in form and the bonus races as a clear target, Lyra Lea has a structured path ahead and is active on the track right now. She may never be a Group race performer, but in the lower classes where she belongs, she has shown enough to suggest more wins are within reach.