Pessoa

Overall, the career record reads 6 wins and 21 places from 51 races — a win rate of around 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8 races. That is a modest number on paper, but context matters. Pessoa competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, and within that world it has been a consistent earner of place money even when the wins have not come. The 21 places tell you this is a horse that shows up and competes rather than one that flops whenever it does not win.

The sweet spot for distance is 7 furlongs to a mile, where Pessoa has won 4 of its 16 races at those trips — a rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4. That is a genuinely strong number at any level of the sport. Jockey Finley Marsh has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding 21 of those races together and winning 4 of them — close to 1 in every 5, which is a solid working relationship by any measure.

The trainer is Adrian Wintle, based in Westbury-On-Severn in Gloucestershire. The yard has sent out 28 winners this season, which suggests a stable in decent form and one that knows how to place its horses in races they can win. Pessoa last won at Wolverhampton on 3 June 2025 and has not won in the six races since, though the recent form of third, second, second shows a horse still running competitively and collecting place money. It last raced just 16 days ago, so it is very much an active runner.

The first win came at Wolverhampton on 21 December 2022, and the most recent came at the same track nearly three years later. Whatever it is about that venue — the surface, the shape of the track, the way the race unfolds — Pessoa keeps coming back and keeps delivering there. For anyone watching at Wolverhampton, this is a name worth remembering.