No Regrets

The north of England is very much home turf. Trained by Nicky Richards at his yard in Greystoke, Cumbria — a stable that has sent out 39 winners already this season, which tells you everything about the quality of the operation — No Regrets has thrived in the region. Hexham in particular has become something of a happy hunting ground. Two wins from 7 races there works out at roughly 1 in every 3.5, which is a genuinely impressive record at any track. It matters because course specialists are real — some horses simply take to a particular layout or a particular hill, and No Regrets clearly has a thing for Hexham. The most recent of those wins came just four weeks ago, so this is not a horse living on past glories.

Sean Quinlan is the jockey who knows this horse best, riding it in 17 of its 25 races and winning 3 of them — a win rate of 18%, or roughly 1 in every 5.5 rides together. That kind of long-term partnership matters in racing. When a jockey has been around a horse this many times, they know where it finds its stride and where it can drift out of concentration.

Normal ground conditions suit No Regrets well — 2 wins from 8 races on a standard surface, a rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4. That is the single best conversion rate in any category for this horse, which suggests the yard would rather wait for the right ground than run it in soft or heavy conditions.

The recent form reads 2-1-8-4-2-6, and while that eighth place will raise an eyebrow, the two seconds and the win either side of it paint a picture of a horse that is still showing up. Racing yesterday and winning at Hexham four weeks ago, No Regrets at 12 is not winding down — it is still very much in the game.