Manigod

The win came at Ludlow on 18 February 2026, and it was a long time coming in the sense that Manigod had placed second in three races before finally breaking through. One win from four races means a 25% win rate — roughly one in every four outings — but the three runner-up finishes tell the fuller story: this is a horse that keeps showing up and competing, even when it does not quite get to the front. In jump racing, that kind of reliability has real value.

Manigod is trained by Warren Greatrex at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, one of the great training villages in British racing. Greatrex has had a productive season, sending out 52 winners, which signals a yard in strong form and a trainer who knows how to get horses ready to perform. A short break of 39 days since the last run is fairly routine — enough time to freshen up without losing the fitness built through a busy spell of racing.

Competing at Class 4 level, Manigod is currently operating in the mid-ranks of the jump racing world — not quite at the top table yet, but a horse that wins and places consistently at this level will attract attention from the yard looking to step it up. The question now is whether that Ludlow victory opens a door to bigger opportunities, or whether Manigod continues to build its record steadily at the level where it clearly belongs for the moment. Either way, a horse that finishes in the first two in every single race it has entered is one worth keeping an eye on.