No News

Both victories came at Kempton Park, the first in December 2023 and the second just three weeks later on 3 January 2024. In 13 races at that track, No News has won twice — that is 1 win in every 6 or 7 visits, which is a dramatically better record than almost anywhere else it has raced. For a horse that struggles to win at all, finding a track it genuinely seems to relish is not nothing. It has not been back to the winner's enclosure in the 31 months since, but it has also raced 41 times in total, so the trainer at the Royston yard clearly believes there is still something worth running for.

The conditions matter too. On wet or muddy ground, No News has won 2 of its 13 races — that is a 15% win rate, or roughly 1 in 7, which is three times better than its overall record. The message is fairly clear: give it soft ground at Kempton and something clicks. Most of its racing has come over 7 furlongs to a mile, where both wins also came, and it competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry level of British racing. This is a horse operating in the modest end of the sport, but doing so consistently.

The partnership with jockey Lewis Edmunds is perhaps the most striking number in the whole file. In nine races together, they have won twice — a win rate of 22%, or nearly 1 in 4. For context, that is four times better than the horse's overall average. When Edmunds is in the saddle, something clearly works. The yard has sent out six winners already this season, showing it is in decent form, and with No News having raced just yesterday, the team is clearly keeping it busy. Whether another win is coming is anyone's guess, but the formula, if there is one, is straightforward: Kempton, soft ground, Edmunds. When all three align, this horse has a habit of surprising people.