That sole win came at Kempton Park on 6 April 2026, and it arrived over a longer trip. When Now The Eagle is asked to race at a mile and six furlongs to two miles, the record sharpens considerably — one win from four races at those distances, a 25% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 4. That's a meaningful jump from the overall numbers and suggests the horse genuinely needs that extra distance to show its best. Plenty of horses are versatile; this one appears to have a sweet spot, and the team seem to know it.
Luke Dace trains from Billingshurst in West Sussex, a yard that has sent out six winners already this season. That's a solid return for a smaller operation, and it speaks to a trainer who knows how to place his horses well — finding the right race at the right time rather than simply running them and hoping. Now The Eagle raced just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in the middle of a campaign rather than building towards one.
The next question is whether the Kempton win was a breakthrough or a one-off. The two subsequent second-place finishes hint at the former — a horse that suddenly understood what was being asked of it and has been competitive since. At four years old, there's still room to progress, and if Dace keeps pointing it at trips of a mile and six or beyond, the win rate at those distances suggests more days like 6 April could be coming.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
6 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 3 other | 7 Oct | 16.7% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Oct | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jun | 0% |