Rupert The Prince

The most striking thing about this horse is what happens when you put it at Bath. Two wins from just three visits to that course is a remarkable return — that's winning two-thirds of the time at a single track, when most horses at this level struggle to win anywhere at all. Bath clearly suits something about how Rupert The Prince moves and races, whether that's the shape of the circuit or the way the ground tends to ride there. The last of those Bath wins came in October 2025, and while that was nine months ago now, the record suggests this track is worth circling whenever the horse is entered there again.

Conditions matter too. On slightly soft ground — a touch of give underfoot, not properly muddy — Rupert The Prince has won 2 from 4 races, a 50% win rate that stands well above its overall average. Combine that with a preference for longer distances of a mile and three-quarters to two miles, where it has won 2 of just 3 races, and you have a horse with a genuine profile: it wants a stamina test on a surface with a bit of ease in it. At those distances it has a 67% win rate, which is exceptional at any level.

Rebecca Menzies, who trains the horse from her yard in Morden, Durham, has sent out 36 winners this season — a healthy total that reflects a stable in good form. Rupert The Prince competes mainly at Class 6, the entry-level tier of British racing, but has converted 3 of 7 races at that level — winning 43% of them, which is a sharp return. The recent run of six races without a win is worth noting, and the last result — a fifth place — doesn't scream that a victory is imminent. But this is a horse that finds the frame regularly, knows how to win, and has a very specific set of conditions under which it becomes genuinely hard to beat.