Military Girl

She is a 4-year-old trained by Michael Dods at his yard in Piercebridge, County Durham, and she sits on a career record of 2 wins and 5 places from 13 races — a win rate of around 15%, or roughly 1 in every 7 races. That is a solid, respectable profile at the level she competes, which is predominantly Class 5, the entry-level tier of British racing. She has won 2 of her 10 races at that grade, a 20% win rate that translates to 1 in 5 — perfectly decent for the company she keeps. Dods is having a strong season, with 43 winners sent out from his yard, so she is operating in capable hands.

Her most trusted partner in the saddle is Connor Beasley, who has ridden her in 7 of her 13 races and been on board for both her wins. Their combined win rate together is 29% — nearly 1 in 3 — which is a notably high figure and suggests a genuine partnership that brings out the best in her. When Beasley is booked, it tends to mean the team fancies their chances.

The caveat is that her recent form reads 5-5-5-4-4-3, working backwards from her last six races — meaning she has not won in any of those outings. Her last victory came at Catterick Bridge on 23 April 2025, just over a year ago, and she raced as recently as yesterday, which confirms she is very much in active training. The placings suggest she is competitive without quite finding the winning thread at the moment. But the pattern is clear: if Military Girl lines up at Catterick, she becomes a very different proposition. Anywhere else, she is solid; there, she is a genuine threat.