Saffron Dandy

Trained by Richard Hannon at his yard in Herridge, Wiltshire, Saffron Dandy is part of an operation running in exceptional form — 118 winners already this season, which is the kind of number that puts Hannon's team among the most productive in the country. Landing that many winners takes relentless quality throughout the string, and the fact that Saffron Dandy is contributing to that tally says something about how highly the yard rates it.

The horse's career got going at Bath in May 2025, but the really eye-catching result came more recently — a win at Goodwood on 12 June 2026, just three weeks ago. Goodwood is one of the most distinctive tracks in Britain, a hillside course on the South Downs where horses that handle its twists and undulations tend to thrive. Winning there is never straightforward, which makes it worth noting. Before that, the form book shows a run of mid-field finishes — three sixth places and an eighth — suggesting the Goodwood win was not just a fluke but a horse that has found its confidence at the right moment.

That confidence is reflected in recent form. The last six runs read 5-1-6-8-6-6, which tells a clear story: a dip through the middle of the season, a sharp win, and then a fifth place in the most recent outing just yesterday. Racing again so quickly after a victory shows the team believes the horse is in good shape and ready to go again. At three years old, with the season still very much alive, Saffron Dandy looks like a horse on the way up rather than one that has already shown its best. Worth keeping an eye on.