Mr Fustic

The most striking feature of Mr Fustic's career is his partnership with jockey Dylan Hogan. Together they have found the winner's circle at a much healthier rate: six wins from 23 races together means Hogan gets the best out of him, winning roughly one in every four times they team up. That's a significant jump from his baseline, suggesting a real understanding between horse and rider. His most recent success came on 21 March at Southwell, which was six months ago now—recent enough to prove he's still competitive, but long enough to suggest he's been searching for his next opportunity since then.

Ground conditions matter greatly to Mr Fustic. Wet, muddy ground brings out his best: he's won two of his seven races on slow ground, a 29 percent win rate that stands out against his overall figures. At Wolverhampton, his home course of sorts, he's won twice from six attempts—a sign he knows how to handle the track and that racing there plays to his strengths. He typically competes in Class 6 races, where he's won three of eighteen, which is roughly his career average and suggests he's running at about the right level.

His last six races tell a story of inconsistency—a win, then fourth, fifth, tenth, fourth again, and another fourth. That recent fourth-place finish came just a day ago, which means he's still active and still chasing. Mr Fustic will never be a headline-maker, but he remains the kind of steady, course-wise performer that good trainers like Andi Brown value: the sort who shows up, tries, and now and then gives you a winning day, especially when conditions suit and Dylan Hogan is in the saddle.