Newton Tornado

Trained by Rebecca Curtis out of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Newton Tornado is part of a yard that has been in fine fettle this season — 18 winners and counting. Curtis has built a strong reputation in jump racing, and with Newton Tornado she has a horse that has been improving at the right time of its career. The horse's first career win came at Ffos Las on 6 April 2025, which is practically a home track for the Curtis yard, so there was something fitting about that breakthrough arriving on familiar Welsh soil. Since then, Newton Tornado has gone on to win at Doncaster in January 2026 — a very different test, further from home and at a track with a different character entirely — which shows a horse that is not dependent on any one venue.

The most recent six races tell an interesting story: two wins mixed in with some blanks, with the last victory coming just two months ago. That is not a horse in decline — that is a horse in work and in form. It last raced 19 days ago, so it is clearly being kept active, and the team at Newport will be looking for the next opportunity to add to that tally.

At Class 4 level — the bread and butter of the racing calendar, a step below the top tier but still competitive — Newton Tornado has won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate, which mirrors exactly what regular jockey Ben Jones has achieved in his 5 rides on the horse. Jones and Newton Tornado have clearly built a working partnership, and with a yard firing on all cylinders behind them, another win before the season is out looks well within reach.