Novelista

That one win came at Goodwood on 2 September 2025, and it was worth waiting for — a Class 2 race, which puts it among the better contests in Britain. Goodwood is a famously tricky track with a distinctive downhill sweep and a finish that can catch horses out if they are not travelling well, so winning there in top-class company is a genuine feather in the cap. It was also her first career win, making the moment all the more striking. Her recent form reads 2-6-3-4-1-7 (most recent first), which shows a horse that has been up and down since that peak — a win, then a seventh, then a string of placed efforts either side of it. That is not unusual for a horse finding her level.

She races in the yard of Warren Greatrex, based at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, and the team has been in excellent form this season — 50 winners already, which is the kind of output that signals a stable operating with real confidence and depth. Greatrex tends to place his horses carefully, and the fact that Novelista typically competes at Class 2 level — winning 1 from 7 races at that grade, or roughly 1 in every 7 — suggests the yard believes she belongs there rather than being dropped down to easier pickings. That matters. It is a sign she is being trained to compete at a decent level, not managed around the fringes.

She is still active and only four years old, so there is every reason to think Goodwood in September was the beginning of something rather than a one-off. A horse who places as reliably as Novelista and then lands a top-tier race on her home moment has a profile worth following.