Mick's Spirit

The overall numbers across 64 races tell a solid story too: 11 wins and 26 places, a win rate of around 17%, meaning it wins roughly 1 in every 6 races it enters. That places count matters as well — 26 times finishing in the frame without winning suggests a horse that is almost always competitive, rarely embarrassing itself. It most often runs at Class 5 level, which is the everyday, bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and has won 7 of its 34 races at that level — just over 1 in 5, a genuinely respectable record.

The partnership with jockey Darragh Keenan is worth noting. In 17 races together, they have won 5 times — that's nearly 1 in 3, or a 29% win rate. Put simply, when Keenan is booked to ride Mick's Spirit, it wins far more often than it does with anyone else. That kind of chemistry between horse and rider is rarer than it sounds, and any racegoer spotting Keenan's name in the race card alongside this horse should pay attention.

Trained by Conrad Allen out of Newmarket — a yard that has sent out 13 winners already this season — the horse is clearly well-managed and kept in good enough condition to keep competing at eight years old. Its last win came at Lingfield Park in March 2026, about four months ago, and recent form shows a win followed by a couple of fourth-place finishes. It raced just yesterday, so it is very much active. The question for anyone watching is simple: when does it go back to Lingfield?