Primoz

Primoz is an 8-year-old trained by Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore at their yard in Milnathort, Perth and Kinross — a partnership that has been in fine form this season, sending out 47 winners. That kind of output means the yard knows what it is doing with its horses, and Primoz fits the profile of a reliable, well-placed competitor. He typically races at Class 3 level, which sits comfortably in the middle tier of British racing — not the very top, but a genuinely competitive grade where you need to earn your wins. He has done exactly that, winning 4 of his 12 races at that level, or 1 in every 3.

His partnership with jockey Derek Fox is worth noting too. Fox has ridden him in 14 of his 17 races and won on him 4 times — again, roughly 1 in every 3 rides together. That kind of continuity matters. A jockey who knows a horse well can make small decisions in a race that add up to something meaningful, and Fox clearly has the measure of this one.

Recent form suggests Primoz is very much in the thick of things right now. His last six runs read 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 3rd, 1st going most recent first — so a win three weeks ago, bookended by a string of placed efforts. He has been competitive throughout, and the fact that he has 9 places from 17 races alongside his 5 wins means he finishes in the top three more often than not. For a horse who first won back in November 2023 at Ayr — fittingly enough — and is still racing and winning at 8 years old, Primoz is a horse who keeps turning up and delivering.