Reigning Profit

The most striking thing about Reigning Profit is what he does at Pontefract. He has won 4 of his 9 races there — that's nearly half his career wins at a single track. In racing, a horse that genuinely loves one particular course is a real asset, and his trainer knows it. After his last win there in August 2025, Carr noted that he'd been a touch slow leaving the stalls but that it had worked out well regardless. "He likes it here," she said — which, given the record, feels like something of an understatement.

His best moment away from his happy hunting ground came at Ascot, where he finished second by a neck in a competitive five-furlong race — one of the top events of its type in Britain. That near-miss tells you he can compete at a higher level than his usual Class 4 races, where he wins just 2 from 27 (around 1 in every 14 starts). James Sullivan has partnered him 48 times and won 7 of those together — a 15% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 7 rides, which is a strong return and suggests a genuine understanding between horse and jockey.

At seven years old and racing as recently as yesterday, Reigning Profit is as active as ever. He hasn't won in his last six outings, and his recent form — a tenth, a second, a fifth, an eighth, a seventh, and a fifth — suggests a horse who is thereabouts without quite finding his moment. Carr has pointed out that he's been unlucky in running three times already this season and believes he's capable off his current mark. On normal ground, he wins 3 from 12 races, or 1 in every 4 — his most potent conditions. If the planets align at Pontefract on a dry afternoon, this is a horse you back with confidence.