Military Girl

Trained by Michael Dods out of Piercebridge in County Durham, she is part of a yard that has hit the ground running this season — 43 winners and counting, which puts Dods firmly among the busier and more productive stables in the north. Military Girl fits the profile of his operation well: tough, consistent, and capable of finding the winner's enclosure when conditions are right.

And conditions do matter with this horse. On fast, dry ground she has won 2 of her 5 races — that's a 40% win rate, which is exceptional by any measure. When the ground dries out, she becomes a different proposition entirely. Her course record at Catterick Bridge tells a similar story: 2 wins from just 3 visits there, making her almost a banker whenever she turns up at that particular track. She opened her account at Catterick back in May 2024, and the place has clearly suited her ever since.

Her most trusted partner in the saddle is Connor Beasley, who has ridden her to 3 wins from 8 races together — winning 38% of the time, or roughly 2 in every 5 rides. That is an unusually productive partnership, and when you see Beasley's name in the racecard alongside hers, it is worth taking notice.

Right now, Military Girl is in the form of her life. She won at Thirsk just last week, and with recent finishes reading second, first, first, third — she has been placing or winning in five of her last six races. She raced just yesterday, so the yard will be managing her carefully, but the evidence suggests a horse who is thriving and ready to add to her tally whenever the ground plays to her strengths.