Mister Winston

His trainer is Andrew Balding, a top-flight operation at Kingsclere in Hampshire that has already sent out 202 winners this season alone, so Mister Winston is in capable hands. The real story, though, is in his course form at Newmarket. He has won twice from just five races there — that is a 40% win rate at one track, which is genuinely strong. He also performs best over middle distances of seven furlongs to a mile, winning one of every three races at that distance. The problem is that when he steps up to Class 2 company, his record falls apart completely: zero wins from four races. This is the mark of a horse who wins when the field is moderate but struggles when the quality rises. His first career win came at Chester in late June 2025, and while that victory was the foundation, his subsequent form has been inconsistent at best. Right now, Mister Winston looks like a horse who needs to get back to his favoured track and distance to remind people what he is capable of.