His record at Nottingham is where the story gets interesting. Two wins from just five races there gives him a 40% win rate at the track — more than double his overall average of roughly 1 win in every 6.5 races — and it is no coincidence that his first-ever career win came at Nottingham back in October 2021. The jockey who rode him that day, Gianluca Sanna, said afterwards that Parisiac was keen early and a bit tricky, but the moment he gave him one smack with the whip, the horse simply flew. That kind of raw response to being asked the question is a useful thing in a racehorse.
He is trained by Iain Jardine, based at Carruthersonville in Dumfries and Galloway, a yard that has sent out 57 winners already this season — a serious operation in any measure. Andrew Mullen rides Parisiac most often, the two of them teaming up 19 times, with 3 wins to show for it — around 1 in every 6 races together, which sits right in line with the horse's career average. Mullen clearly knows his partner well.
Parisiac particularly likes wet or muddy conditions, winning 2 of his 7 races on that kind of ground — a 29% win rate that comfortably beats his overall numbers and suggests he has a bit more engine when the going gets testing.
Recent form tells a lively story: a win five weeks ago at Hamilton Park, two second-place finishes in the races before and after it, and only one blip in the last six outings. He raced just yesterday, which means Jardine is keeping him busy and in good fettle. The trainer has already mapped out the next target — a run at Haydock to sharpen him up before Ayr, following the same route he took last year when he was just beaten in the Bronze Cup. The plan this time, plainly, is to go one better.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
10 | 2 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 3 other | 4 Jun | 20% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
7 | 1 second, 1 third, 5 other | 27 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
6 | 2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 other | 6 Jul | 33.3% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
5 | 2 wins, 1 second, 2 other | 6 Nov | 40% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 | 1 win, 1 third, 3 other | 29 Jun | 20% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 13 Oct | 33.3% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 24 Mar | 33.3% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| York Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 31 Oct | 50% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 27 May | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 9 Jun | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 18 Oct | 0% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 2 other | 14 Mar | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 May | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 1 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 25 Jul | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Jan | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jul | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 4 May | 0% |