Queens Venture

The standout moment of her career so far came on 30 August 2025, when she landed a Class 2 race at Newton Abbot — one of the top two tiers of racing in Britain. That is a significant step up from her usual surroundings. Queens Venture has spent most of her career competing at Class 4 level, where she has won just 1 from 7 attempts (14%), which tells you she has often found those races harder than you might expect. The Newton Abbot win suggests the bigger stage might actually suit her better — some horses simply respond when the occasion demands more of them.

Harry Skelton has been her most regular partner in the saddle, and the numbers there make for interesting reading: 3 wins from 7 races together, a win rate of 43%, which is a remarkable return. Winning nearly 1 in every 2 times a jockey climbs aboard a particular horse speaks to a genuine understanding between rider and animal — the kind of partnership that trainers try to protect and keep together.

She is trained by D Summersby, based at St. Giles-on-the-Heath in Devon — a yard that has sent out 3 winners this season. That is a small, quietly productive operation, and Queens Venture looks like its most accomplished performer. Her first career win came at Market Rasen in October 2024, and she has progressed steadily since, earning prize money that reflects a horse operating with purpose at a decent level.

She raced just one day ago, so she is very much in the thick of things. The last win at Newton Abbot was nine months ago, which means the yard will be keen to add to that tally soon. With her recent form and a jockey who clearly gets the best out of her, Queens Venture looks like a horse worth following closely over the weeks ahead.