Push The Button

The horse clearly goes best when the ground is normal — not too wet, not too dry — winning 2 of his 6 races in those conditions, a rate of 1 in 3 that stands well above his overall average. That consistency on a good surface suggests he has a preference worth taking seriously. His most recent win came at Carlisle in October 2025, about six months ago, and he raced just yesterday, so he is very much a horse in active campaign.

The elephant in the room is his record at the top level. Push The Button has run 7 times in Class 2 races — among the best in Britain — and has yet to win one. That's not a disgrace; these are seriously competitive fields, and simply getting placed or finishing respectably at that level takes ability. But it does suggest the horse finds his ceiling somewhere just below the very top tier.

His regular partner Sam Twiston-Davies has ridden him 8 times for 1 win together, a rate of roughly 1 in 8, which is modest. Trainer Mark Walford, based at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, has had a productive season with 35 winners from his yard, so the operation around this horse is clearly functioning well. Walford has been candid that Push The Button was disappointing last time at Exeter — he felt the horse was brought back too quickly after a good run at Windsor. That kind of honesty from a trainer is usually a sign they know their horse well, and that a more considered campaign is coming. The recent form reads 9-blank-7-2-blank-2, which tells the story of a horse who has gone close without finding the winner's enclosure — frustrating, but not a horse who has fallen apart. He is competitive, he is active, and Walford clearly believes there is another win in him.