Mbappe

Start with Lingfield Park, where Mbappe has won 2 of just 4 races. That is a 50% win rate at a single track, and in racing terms that kind of record at one venue is not luck — it is affinity. Some horses simply take to a particular course, whether it is the shape of the turns, the camber, or the surface underfoot, and Mbappe has clearly found a home at Lingfield. The other thread worth pulling is the preference for fast, dry ground, where Mbappe has won 2 of 6 races — a 33% win rate that more than doubles the overall career average. When conditions suit, this horse is a different proposition entirely.

The most productive partnership in Mbappe's career has been with Billy Loughnane, who rides for his father Mark Loughnane's yard at Rock Farm in Worcestershire. Together, Billy and Mbappe have won 2 of their 5 races — 40%, which is a remarkable number at any level of the sport. Mark Loughnane's yard has been in fine form this season with 25 winners already sent out, so there is every reason to believe the team know exactly what they are doing with this horse.

Most of Mbappe's racing has come at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, where the horse has won 3 of 16 races — roughly 1 in 5 at that tier. The sweet spot in terms of distance sits between seven furlongs and a mile, where Mbappe has won 3 of 9 races, again at that same impressive 33% clip. The most recent win came at Kempton Park in January 2026, six months ago now, and the last six results — with a win thrown in among a couple of disappointing efforts — suggest a horse that is capable on its day but needs things to fall right. Racing just yesterday, Mbappe remains very much a live force, and on a dry day at Lingfield with Billy Loughnane in the saddle, the smart money would be paying close attention.