Milteye

Bethell's yard has sent out 18 winners this season, and Milteye has been a reliable contributor to that tally. The trainer described him as "remarkably consistent" on a recent stable tour — and the numbers back that up. His last win came at Ripon in April 2026, and he raced again just yesterday, which tells you everything about how well he is being managed. He is part-owned through a leasing arrangement shared between his owner-breeder and The Rise One Partnership, with Bethell's team holding the other half. He will go to the sales at the end of the season, so there is a natural endpoint to this story — which perhaps makes his current form feel all the more worth enjoying.

What really sets Milteye apart is his record on wet or muddy ground: 2 wins from 5 races on those conditions, a win rate of 40%, which is comfortably double his overall average. Bethell admits she almost scratched him before one of those wins — at Carlisle in July, in truly bottomless conditions — and he went and won it anyway, with stable girl Hannah Dring in the saddle. That is the kind of moment that defines a horse. He was not supposed to be there and he delivered regardless. His sweet spot in terms of distance is a mile to a mile and a quarter, where he has won 4 of 14 races (29%), and at Class 5 level — a competitive but accessible level of racing — he wins 1 in every 3 times he lines up. For a horse that will be sold at season's end, he is making a convincing case for his own value with every run.