Maris Angel

The overall career picture backs up what Wolverhampton already tells you. Across 23 races, Maris Angel has won 7 and placed in 10 more — meaning it has finished in the top three in almost three-quarters of its career outings. A 30% win rate, roughly 7 wins from every 23 races, is genuinely impressive at this level. Most horses in the Class 5 grade, where Maris Angel typically competes, are fighting hard just to get their nose in front once or twice. Seven wins is a tally that speaks to a horse that knows its job.

The recent form is where things get really interesting. Four wins from the last six races, with a third-place finish and a sixth place as the only interruptions, suggests a horse operating right at the peak of its powers. That sequence of 1-1-1-1-3-6 (reading back from most recent) is the kind of form that trainers dream about, and Fionn McSharry's yard — which has sent out 7 winners this season already — clearly has this horse in excellent shape. Maris Angel raced just one day ago, which tells you everything about how fit and well it currently is.

Ground conditions matter with this one. On normal ground, it has won 6 of 13 races — just under half, which is a remarkable conversion rate. Jockey Jack Garritty, who has the most experience of the partnership, wins roughly 1 in every 3 rides aboard the horse, which is a solid relationship even if the two have not yet combined as often as the stats might demand. At 5 years old and in the form of its life, Maris Angel is exactly the kind of horse you want to keep watching — particularly whenever Wolverhampton is on the card.