Regulus Black

The one victory came at Chepstow on 29 May 2026, and it arrived at a distance of around a mile and three or four furlongs — the range where Regulus Black is clearly most at home. Over that trip, the record reads 1 win from 3 races, which translates to a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3. That is a meaningful number. It suggests that when conditions suit — the right track, the right distance — this horse moves from being a solid placer to a genuine winning threat.

The most recent form makes interesting reading too: finishing second, third, first, third in four consecutive races before that. The latest run came just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in the middle of a campaign, fit and active. The trainer behind all of this is Hugo Palmer, operating out of Malpas in Cheshire. Palmer's yard has sent out 67 winners already this season, which puts it firmly among the busier and more productive operations in the country. When a yard is firing at that volume, the horses it keeps running regularly tend to be there for a reason — and Regulus Black, placed in six of seven races, is clearly earning its place in the string.