Prince Cleni

The most striking thing in Prince Cleni's record is what happens when he goes to Southwell. He has won 3 of his 5 races there — that is 3 wins from just 5 attempts at one track, which is a genuinely remarkable hit rate. Most horses at this level might win 1 in 8 or 1 in 10 at any given course. Something about that track suits him in a way that is hard to explain but impossible to ignore. It is the kind of stat that makes experienced racegoers sit up when they see his name in the entries.

Prince Cleni has spent most of his career in Class 5, which is the bread-and-butter level of British jump racing — competitive, unpretentious, and often run over testing ground. He has won 3 of his 21 races at that level, roughly 1 in 7, which is a respectable return. His regular partner is jockey Jack Tudor, who has ridden him 19 times and won twice together, a win rate of around 1 in 9. That is a long-standing partnership built on familiarity rather than fireworks.

The yard behind him is Christian Williams, training out of Ogmore-By-Sea on the Welsh coast — a relatively compact operation that has punched with real purpose this season, sending out 25 winners. Williams clearly knows what Prince Cleni needs and when to run him, because the horse only started winning in June 2023 and has not stopped since.

Crucially, Prince Cleni is not a horse in decline. He raced just yesterday and, earlier this week, won at Fontwell Park on 24 May 2026 — his most recent victory and proof that at 8 years old, he is still very much at it. His last six runs read 1-2-5-2, with two blanks mixed in. That is the form of a horse in good shape, picking his moments and still delivering when it counts.