Mojo Ego

He came to Fergal O'Brien's yard in Withington, Gloucestershire, with an interesting backstory. Originally trained in France by the highly regarded Jean-Claude Rouget, he had decent Flat form before switching to hurdling, which is a path that tends to produce horses with a bit of natural ability and athleticism. O'Brien is no small operation — his yard has sent out 90 winners already this season, which is a serious number and speaks to a stable that knows how to get horses ready to run.

His first win came at Doncaster in November 2023, and then there was a long gap before his most recent victory at Worcester this week — literally in the last few days. That kind of return to winning form after a dry spell is exactly what you want to see, and his recent run of results (a win, then a sixth, then a couple of disappointing efforts further back) suggests he is capable of flashes of form rather than sustained consistency.

The one puzzle in his profile is his partnership with jockey Charlotte Jones. She has ridden him 12 times and they have not won together yet — 0 from 12 is a striking number, especially given that he has won twice in his career. Those victories came with someone else in the saddle. That is not necessarily anyone's fault; horses and jockeys can simply not click, and the statistics here are at least worth knowing. Most of his races have come at Class 4 level, which is mid-tier racing — not the headline events, but competitive enough that winning even 1 from 9 at that level takes something. A horse racing just yesterday, with a win already banked this week, Mojo Ego heads into whatever comes next in reasonable nick.