Phaedra

The headline number that stands out is at distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles. Over those longer trips, Phaedra has won 2 of just 4 races — that's a 50% win rate, which is extraordinary. Most horses win somewhere between 10% and 20% of their races across a full career, so finding one that converts half its runs at a specific trip is the kind of thing that makes experienced punters sit up. On normal ground, it has also won 2 from 5 races, a 40% rate that reinforces the picture: get the conditions right, and this horse is a genuine threat.

The broader record tells a slightly more complicated story. Phaedra races mainly at Class 5, the fifth tier of British racing — competitive, unglamorous, honest. At that level, it has won just 1 from 9 races, an 11% win rate. That sounds modest, but the three career wins and six placed efforts from 18 races total suggest a horse that is competitive far more often than it wins. Second and third places pay out, and Phaedra has contributed plenty of those. The recent form — a seventh, then back-to-back seconds, sandwiched around a rough patch earlier in the year — shows the horse returning to form nicely.

The last win came at Ripon on 16 August 2025, and the first win of its career arrived at Chepstow in May of the same year, suggesting 2025 was when things clicked. Ramsden's yard has been in decent shape this season with five winners already sent out, and Phaedra, who raced just 12 days ago, is clearly being kept busy and ready. For anyone new to racing, the simple version is this: a horse with specific preferences for distance and ground that, when both align, has been winning half the time. That is a rarity worth knowing about.