Nunc Est Bibendum

The Gary and Josh Moore yard at Lower Beeding in West Sussex has been in fine form this season, sending out 99 winners, and Nunc Est Bibendum has been doing its bit. Both of the horse's career wins that can be pinpointed came at Lingfield Park — first in December 2025, then again in January 2026 — which suggests this track suits it particularly well. Lingfield has an artificial all-weather surface, and horses that thrive there tend to have a specific fondness for it; finding one that keeps coming back and winning is genuinely useful information.

The ground preference is worth noting too. On normal conditions, this horse has won 3 from 5 races — that is a 60% win rate, which is extraordinary. Most good horses win somewhere between 20 and 30% of their races over a career, so converting 3 in every 5 on its favoured surface suggests something close to a horse in its element. Over longer distances of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, it has won 2 from 6 races, or roughly 1 in 3 — again, well above its overall average, and a clear sign that the staying trips bring out the best in it.

It raced just one day ago, so it is very much in the thick of things right now. The most recent form figures — 2, 2, 5, 1, 1, 1 — tell the story of a horse that found its groove, won three on the spin, then ran two decent seconds. That is not a horse falling apart; that is a horse knocking on the door again. Whether it can add a fourth win to its tally soon, particularly if it returns to Lingfield on normal ground over a staying trip, is one of the more interesting small questions in the sport right now.