Morehampton

That one win came at Gowran Park on 13 August 2025, and the distance tells a story worth paying attention to. Morehampton has run four times over seven furlongs to a mile, winning once from those four attempts — that's 1 in 4 at its preferred trip, which is exactly the kind of consistency that gives a trainer something to work with. Shorter or longer, the results are thinner. Keep it in that sweet spot and you have a genuine chance on its day.

The trainer is J P Murtagh, operating out of Coolaghknock Glebe in Co Kildare — a yard that has sent out 54 winners already this season. That is not a small operation quietly ticking along; that is a yard firing on all cylinders, and having Morehampton in that environment matters. Good horses tend to sharpen one another, and a trainer posting those kinds of numbers knows how to place a horse in races it can win.

Recent form reads 4-10-5-3-1-3 going backwards from the most recent run, which tells a mixed story. The win sits in the middle of that sequence, with a couple of near-misses on either side and a couple of disappointing efforts thrown in. The tenth-place finish will raise an eyebrow, but horses at this age are allowed the odd off day — what counts is that Morehampton bounced back from it and keeps showing up in the placings. Raced just one day ago, it is as current as a horse can be, which means the trainer is keeping it busy and clearly believes there is more to come.

At 17% — roughly 1 win from every 6 races overall — Morehampton is not yet a banker, but it is a horse with a profile that makes sense. A young horse, a strong yard, a preferred distance it handles well, and a trainer who knows when and where to run it. The pieces are there.