Serenity Blue

Both wins came in the space of about a month in the summer of 2025 — first at Nottingham in May, then at Redcar in June — and that purple patch tells you this is a horse that can string form together when confidence is high and conditions are right. At the level Serenity Blue typically competes at, the record is even more striking: 2 wins from just 3 races, meaning the horse has won roughly 2 in every 3 times it has lined up at that tier. For a horse at this stage of its career, that kind of dominance at its preferred level is the sort of thing that makes a trainer's life easier.

The concern, and it is a real one, is what has happened since. Serenity Blue has not won in six races, and the recent form figures — 4, 11, 10, 3, 9, 16 — are difficult to dress up. That sequence shows a horse largely struggling to land a blow, with only one placed finish among the last six outings. The horse raced just yesterday, so the yard are keeping faith and keeping busy, but the gap back to that last win — thirteen months and counting — is a long time for a four-year-old still searching for a third career victory.

James Horton's yard at Newmarket has been in decent nick this season, sending out 20 winners, so the training operation is in good health. What Serenity Blue needs now is probably simple: dry ground and a return to the level where the record is so strong. Whether those two things arrive at the same time remains to be seen.