Ruby Red Gove

The win came at Wolverhampton on 2nd March 2026, and it was a long time coming — six races into her career before she finally got her head in front. But look at the recent form figures and you can see a horse that has been knocking on the door: in her last six races she has finished 2nd, 4th, 1st, 3rd, 3rd, and 6th (reading oldest to most recent). That run of placings before the win tells the story of a horse who was learning her trade and getting closer. The 6th place finish since is the one small blemish, but with three top-three finishes in the races either side, it looks more like a blip than a trend.

She does most of her racing at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — and at that level she wins 1 in every 4 races (25% win rate from 4 attempts), which is a genuinely solid return. Her regular jockey is David Nolan, and together they have won 1 from 5 races, or 1 in 5 — a 20% win rate that reflects a partnership that clearly works, even if the scoreboard doesn't yet fully capture how often they have been competitive.

Behind the scenes, she is trained by Ivan Furtado at his yard in Wiseton, South Yorkshire. Furtado has sent out 34 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a small operation coasting along — it is a yard in form, and Ruby Red Gove is part of a team that knows how to get horses ready to run well. With the win at Wolverhampton only four weeks ago and the yard firing, there is every reason to think she will be back in the winner's enclosure before long.