Sir Albert

The broader numbers are genuinely encouraging. Across 11 races, Sir Albert has won 3 and placed in 4 others — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 4 races, which is a solid return for a horse still learning its trade. His first win came at Newcastle in late June 2025, and within five weeks he had stepped up to win at Goodwood at a higher level. That kind of rapid progression in a short window is exactly what a yard hopes to see from a promising young horse.

Behind the scenes, Sir Albert is trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Hampshire, and the scale of that operation puts things in perspective. Balding's yard has sent out 202 winners this season alone — that is a machine of a training operation, and it suggests Sir Albert is competing in a competitive, well-resourced environment where only genuinely capable horses get the best opportunities. His most regular partner in the saddle is Oisin Murphy, one of the leading jockeys in Britain, and together they have won 1 from 5 races — roughly 1 in 5 — which reflects how tough the races they've been targeting are.

The one honest caveat: Sir Albert has not won in his last six races, and his recent form figures — a mix of mid-field finishes — suggest he has found life a little harder since that Goodwood high. He raced just yesterday, which means the team is keeping him busy, but the results haven't matched the promise of the summer. Whether he can rediscover that top-level form is the question. He has already shown he is capable of it — the Goodwood win is proof of that — and at three years old, there is every reason to believe the best may not yet be behind him.