Mart

Cunha's yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 45 winners, and Mart fits neatly into the picture of a stable that keeps horses busy and competitive. The partnership with jockey Rhys Clutterbuck is one worth watching — together they have won 3 of their 14 races, which works out to roughly 1 in every 5, a noticeably better hit rate than Mart achieves with anyone else. When those two combine, something tends to click.

Mart is at its best in the middle tier of the sport, racing most often at Class 5 level, where it has won 6 of 25 races — nearly 1 in every 4. That is a healthy record at that level, suggesting this is a horse operating in exactly the right company. Normal ground suits it well too, winning 2 from 7 races on a standard surface — again close to 1 in 4, which is a solid conversion rate. Lingfield Park has been the scene of both the first win, back in October 2023, and the most recent, on 31 May 2025, so there is a clear affinity with that track.

The last six runs — finishing tenth, sixth, fourth, seventh, fifth, and fourth — paint a picture of a horse that is placing regularly but struggling to find the final gear it needs to win. That sequence stretches back twelve months since the last victory, which is a long run for a horse that has clearly been in the mix. Raced as recently as yesterday, Mart is clearly fit and active, and with the right conditions and Clutterbuck back in the saddle, another win at a track like Lingfield on normal ground is far from out of reach.