The ground tells an important part of the story. On The Inlet has won 2 of its 3 races on normal conditions — that's a 67% win rate when the ground is playing fair, which is about as emphatic a preference as you'll see from a horse this young. When conditions have been different, the results haven't matched. That's useful information: this is a horse that wants the track to be in its favour, and when it is, it delivers.
The yard behind it is worth paying attention to. Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole, based in Elmbridge in Worcestershire, have sent out 49 winners already this season — that's a training operation in confident, productive form. Horses don't rack up that kind of tally by accident, and a yard firing at that rate tends to know exactly when and where to aim its horses for maximum effect. The back-to-back wins in April have the look of a well-timed campaign.
Recent form reads 5-11-1-1-5-4 with the most recent run just a day ago, so On The Inlet is very much in action. The pair of 11th and 5th placings sandwiched around the wins are a reminder that this horse isn't unbeatable, but the two wins at the heart of that sequence show what's possible when everything clicks. Three years old, two wins already banked, and a trainer team in fine fettle — there's every reason to think On The Inlet has more to say this season.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 2 Apr | 50% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 9 Apr | 100% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 May | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Sep | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Apr | 0% |