Pickersgill

The horse has had a quiet four months since his last win at Southwell on 7 April 2026. Before that, he broke his duck with a victory at The Curragh on 29 March 2025—a significant moment for any racehorse, though the gap between those two wins hints at the difficulty of winning again at this level. His most recent six races tell a story of near-misses and mid-field finishes: he was placed twice (second and second again) but has also finished eighth, seventh, and seventh. It is a pattern that keeps him competitive without quite getting over the line.

Pickersgill is trained by Iain Jardine at Carrutherstown in Dumfries and Galloway, a yard that has sent out 57 winners this season—a solid operation with genuine success. The horse's regular rider is jockey Robbie Colgan, though the partnership has not yet yielded breakthrough form: Colgan has steered him to one win from nine races together, matching his career win rate. For a horse with a modest record but genuine class in the saddle, Pickersgill remains a horse to watch in races where the opposition is beatable and he can find his way to the front.