Roi du Risk

The clearest pattern in his profile is his love of wet ground. On muddy or wet conditions, Roi du Risk becomes a different proposition entirely—he has won 2 of his 3 races on such going, a win rate of roughly two-thirds. That is genuinely elite form, the kind of preference that savvy observers hunt for because it tells you exactly where to back him. His last win came at Leicester on 28 December, and that victory now sits ten months behind him. Since then, his form has been patchy: a second place and a win (both at Leicester and now distant), but also a string of disappointing efforts including a ninth place, a fifth, and a third just days ago. He is currently racing actively, but the recent form suggests he is struggling to recapture the spark of late 2024.

That said, he did take his maiden win at Fontwell Park on 26 January 2025, which showed the horse had the talent to break through. Working for a yard as established as Henrietta C Knight's—which has sent out 15 winners this season alone—he is in capable hands. The challenge now is whether his the yard can time his entries to catch him fresh, ideally with wet ground underfoot, or whether he has simply plateaued as a modest winner rather than a consistent performer. For a horse at five years old with only two wins to his name, the window to establish himself is narrowing, but on muddy ground, Roi du Risk remains a horse worth monitoring.