Rhythm N Hooves

The high point of the career so far came at Ascot on 23 June 2023, when Rhythm N Hooves won a Class 2 race at one of the most famous tracks in the world. Ascot is not just a postcode — it is where the best horses in Britain go to be tested, and winning there at the age of four put this horse firmly on the map. The career had started to take shape just a few months earlier, with a first win at Newcastle in March 2023, and that Ascot success showed the Newcastle win was no fluke.

The six-year-old is trained by Robert Cowell at Newmarket in Suffolk, a yard that has been in excellent form, sending out 26 winners already this season. The partnership with jockey Hollie Doyle tells its own story: across 10 races together, they have won 4 times — a win rate of 40%, which is genuinely outstanding at any level of racing. When Doyle is in the saddle, something clicks.

The most recent win came at Newbury in August 2025, and over the last six races the results have been 5th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 3rd, and 2nd — close, but not close enough. Eight months without a win is a run that will frustrate any team, though the placings suggest Rhythm N Hooves is still competing honestly. There is also an interesting footnote in the form figures: over the very shortest distances, under five furlongs, this horse wins roughly 1 in every 3 races — 2 from 6. That is a noticeably sharper record than anywhere else, and it hints that when conditions are right and the trip is sharp enough, the old spark is still there.