Prince Palace

That one career victory came at Navan on 1 March 2025, which now sits 16 months in the rearview mirror. He hasn't won in the six races since, and his recent form makes for fairly sober reading — finishing 9th, 11th, and outside the places in his last six outings. At 8 years old, horses typically know their job well, which makes that recent dip in form the key question around him right now.

His regular partner in the saddle is Harry Sexton, who has ridden him in 8 of his races and taken that single win — giving them a combined win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 win in every 8 times out together. That's actually a more encouraging picture than the overall career record suggests, and it's worth noting that when Prince Palace did finally get his head in front, it was Sexton steering the ship.

The yard behind him is trained by P J Rothwell, based in Tinahely, County Wicklow, and this is a team in decent form — 35 winners on the board this season. That kind of output shows a trainer who knows how to find the right race for the right horse, which matters a lot for a horse like Prince Palace, who clearly needs conditions to fall just right. He raced as recently as yesterday, so he's very much an active participant, and with a trainer in this kind of form, it wouldn't be a surprise if they're quietly hunting down a race where he can add to that solitary Navan win.