Pietro

The horse's breakthrough came on 16 August 2024 at Epsom Downs, and he has shown glimpses of consistency since. His most impressive performance came in a Class 2 race at Brighton on 31 August 2025 — one of the top tiers of racing — which stands out as his highest-level win to date. However, his form has grown quiet of late. He last won at Wolverhampton on 20 March 2026, and his recent six runs have been patchy: a distant seventh place most recently followed by a fifteenth, then a third, a win, a second, and a sixth. That winning run came and went quickly, and he has not found the winner's circle since.

Kyle Strydom, his most regular jockey, has ridden him six times and won twice aboard him — a 33% win rate that is notably stronger than Pietro's overall record. That partnership may be worth watching if they are reunited. Pietro performs best on normal ground, where he has won twice from six attempts, suggesting he may struggle when conditions turn either way. At his current age and with his recent pattern of inconsistent form, Pietro remains a horse capable of winning at the right moment and the right track, but one who will need to string some consistent runs together to prove he has genuinely moved on from his five-month winning drought.