Rwenearlytheredad

Trained by Declan Carroll out of Malton in North Yorkshire — a yard that has sent out 24 winners already this season, so clearly a team that knows how to get horses ready to run — the horse made its first career breakthrough at Beverley in June 2023. Since then it has added five more wins, mostly at Class 6 level, which is where most horses spend their working lives. At that level, winning 5 from 18 races (28%) is genuinely impressive. It means the horse is near the top of the pile in the company it usually faces.

One thing that really stands out is how much this horse loves wet, muddy ground. In those conditions it has won 2 from 6 races — that's a 33% win rate, better than 1 in every 3 — which is a significant edge. When the forecast is grim, the yard here have good reason to be optimistic.

The partnership with jockey Zak Wheatley is another bright spot. Together they have won 5 of their 21 races — roughly 1 in every 4 — which is an excellent record and suggests Wheatley understands this horse well. Finding a jockey who clicks with a particular horse isn't as simple as it sounds, and a 24% win rate together suggests they bring out the best in each other.

The honest part of the picture? Rwenearlytheredad hasn't won in its last six races, and its recent form — finishing fifth, sixth, eighth and worse — suggests it is currently going through a lean spell. The last win came at Carlisle in May 2025, now over a year ago. The horse raced just yesterday, so it's clearly still active and being aimed at the right opportunities. Whether a wet day and a booking for Wheatley can spark the next chapter remains to be seen — but the tools are there.