Saladins Son

The ground matters too. On wet or slightly soft going, Saladins Son has won 2 of his 5 races — 40% — which tells you he is a horse that comes alive when conditions are in his favour. His most recent win came at Wincanton on 6 March 2025, and his last two results before that were a win and a second place, so his recent form of 5-3-4-2-1-1 (reading from most recent back) suggests a horse who peaked sharply and is now working his way back toward that kind of form. He raced just one day ago, so he is firmly in the thick of things.

Anthony Honeyball trains him from his yard in Mosterton, Dorset — a team that has sent out 50 winners already this season, which is a serious tally and a sign of a yard operating at a high level. Saladins Son has typically competed at Class 4, which sits in the middle of the racing ladder, and he has won 2 of his 7 races at that level. That 29% win rate — roughly 1 in 3 — is a solid return for that grade and confirms he belongs there.

The one puzzle in the picture is Rex Dingle, who has ridden him six times without a win between them. That is not necessarily anyone's fault — horses can be frustrating like that — but the numbers are notable given how capable Saladins Son has shown himself to be elsewhere. Whether the Dingle partnership clicks eventually or the team tries something different, this is a horse whose record at Wincanton on soft ground makes him well worth watching whenever those stars align again.