Mr Mistoffelees

England, who trains out of Guiseley in West Yorkshire and has sent out 49 winners this season alone, is refreshingly honest about what makes this horse tick. He describes him as funny, talented, and someone you have to humour — a horse who does things on his own terms. That quote carries real weight. England even laughed that Mr Mistoffelees "nearly shocked himself" when he won at Newcastle in October 2025, which tells you this is not a horse built around ruthless competitive instinct so much as one that occasionally decides, apparently to his own surprise, to go and win a race.

His best distance is somewhere between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, where he has won 2 of his 20 races at those trips — a win rate of 1 in 10, which is comfortably his strongest territory. He races most often at Class 4 level, the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and has managed 1 win from 22 races at that level. His most regular jockey is Oisin Orr, who has ridden him 8 times for a single win — a 1-in-8 record that reflects the horse's selective relationship with the winner's enclosure.

He has not won in his last six races, though he has finished second twice in that spell, most recently just a day ago. His form reads 2-5-7-8-6-2 going back through those six runs — inconsistent, yes, but never entirely out of the picture. That first career win came at Kempton Park back in December 2022, which makes Newcastle in October 2025 only his second victory in nearly three years of racing. For most horses, that would be a disappointment. For Mr Mistoffelees, given what he cost and what he has quietly earned along the way, it feels more like a personality quirk than a failing.