Montezuma

That breakthrough came on 12 April 2026, seven weeks ago, and his recent form makes for interesting reading. In his last six races he's posted a win, two second places, and a third — so despite finishing fifth and thirteenth in the other two, the trend is broadly upward. He raced just yesterday, which tells you he's in a busy, active spell of his career right now.

Paul Mulrennan has ridden him five times and that's where the partnership has clicked — Mulrennan was in the saddle for the Musselburgh win, and together they've found the front once from five attempts, a 20% win rate that is actually well above Montezuma's overall average. That's not a coincidence worth ignoring.

Behind the horse is the operation of Jim Goldie, trained out of Uplawmoor in Lanarkshire. Goldie's yard has sent out 88 winners this season alone, which marks it as one of the more productive outfits in the north. That kind of volume means the team knows how to place a horse — they understand what level it belongs at and when to run it. Curiously, Montezuma's record at Class 5, the level he most often competes at, reads zero wins from four races. His one win actually came elsewhere on the card, which suggests the yard might still be working out exactly where he fits best. At four years old, with a win already on the board and his best recent form just weeks old, there's still plenty of story left to tell.