Queens Venture

The headline moment came on 30 August 2025 at Newton Abbot, where Queens Venture won a Class 2 race — one of the top tier of races in Britain. That is a significant step up from her usual level. She typically competes in Class 4 company, where she has won just 1 of her 7 races at that grade, a 14% win rate, or roughly 1 in 7. So stepping up in class and beating better horses is not something you always see from a horse operating at that level — it suggests there is more ability here than her day-to-day results might imply.

Her recent form reads 2-2-–-3-1-1 (most recent first), which means two consecutive wins before a blip, then two more placed efforts and a couple of runner-up finishes. That is a horse in good health and competitive spirit. She has won 2 of her last 6 races, which keeps her firmly on the radar heading into her next outing — and with just one day since her last race, she is very much in the thick of things right now.

The partnership with jockey Harry Skelton is worth noting. Together they have won 3 of 7 races, a win rate of 43% — nearly 3 in every 7 times they team up, something ends up in the winner's enclosure. That is a striking number and suggests Skelton brings out something particular in this horse. Trainer D Summersby has sent out 3 winners this season from a yard that does not always grab the big headlines, but Queens Venture is clearly one of the horses carrying the flag.

Her first win came at Market Rasen in October 2024, and in the months since she has developed into a horse capable of winning at the highest domestic level. At 6 years old, she is likely approaching the prime of her career — and that Class 2 win at Newton Abbot hints there may be more big days to come.