That trainer is Olly Murphy, based at Wilmcote in Warwickshire, and the yard is operating at a remarkable level this season — 138 winners sent out already. That is the kind of number that tells you horses from this stable turn up fit, ready, and with a plan. Road To Wembley is clearly part of that machine humming along nicely.
His most recent run says everything you need to know about where he is right now. He won at Southwell just this week — his latest in a sequence that reads 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st if you scan back through his last four runs. He was knocking on the door three times in a row before kicking it down. That is not a horse flattered by one good day; that is a horse building to something. His early 2024 career win came at Wolverhampton, but this latest victory at Southwell represents a horse who has kept on improving two years into his career.
His preferred trip — a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs — suits a horse that wants time to warm into a race and pick off rivals in the straight. At that range, he has won 1 from 3 (33%), which is a strong conversion rate and suggests the yard have not always had the luxury of placing him perfectly. When the distance is right, he delivers.
Jockey Finley Marsh has been the constant presence in the saddle, riding him in 18 of his 26 races and winning 4 of them together — a win rate of 22%, or just over 1 in every 5 rides. That is a real partnership built on repetition and trust. Marsh knows how this horse travels, and Road To Wembley clearly runs his best races when that familiarity is in place.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 1 third, 3 other | 15 Mar | 20% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third | 1 Apr | 33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 19 Feb | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 21 Aug | 50% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 18 Apr | 50% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 1 win, 1 other | 1 Jun | 50% |
| Warwick Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 3 Oct | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 17 May | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 25 Jul | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Sep | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 14 Jun | 0% |