Presentandcounting

His most important win came in a Class 2 race at Worcester in September 2022 — one of the better races you can win in Britain short of the very top tier. But it's Uttoxeter where Presentandcounting has made himself at home. He's won there twice from just three visits, which is the kind of record that makes trainers keep coming back. Most horses are lucky to win at a track once; doing it twice from three attempts suggests the place suits him perfectly. His most recent win came there in July 2025, so even deep into his career, he's still finding the winner's enclosure.

The partnership with jockey Brian Hughes has been central to his success. Together they've won 8 races from 27 outings — that's 30%, or nearly 1 in every 3 races they've run together. That's a remarkable number. Most jockey-horse combinations click occasionally; this one clicks consistently. After his last Uttoxeter win, Hughes was candid about what it had taken: the horse had lost his confidence following a fall at Ayr earlier that year, and it took time and patience to get him back. The fact that he came back and won with authority speaks well of the whole team around him.

Trainer Donald McCain, based in Cheshire, has had a productive season — 55 winners sent out this year alone — and Presentandcounting fits the profile of a horse his yard does well with: experienced, straightforward, and effective at the Class 3 level where he competes most often. At that level, he's won 4 from 15 races, a 27% win rate. His recent form reads 4-5-3-3-1-3 — a mix of placed efforts punctuated by that Uttoxeter win. He's not dominating right now, but he's placing regularly, he raced yesterday, and he clearly still enjoys it. That, perhaps more than any statistic, is the most interesting thing about Presentandcounting.