Sir Yoshi

Under trainer Geoffrey Harker at Thirkleby in North Yorkshire, Sir Yoshi has been campaigned mostly at the highest level, competing in Class 1 or 2 races. That's where the real problem lies. In three attempts at that top tier, he hasn't won once, and his most recent six races have yielded two top-3 finishes but also some disappointing performances, with a fifth and a ninth among his last half-dozen outings. Luke McAteer has been his regular pilot, riding him in 13 races with a record of 1 win, which works out to 8%—not great odds.

The horse was raced just yesterday, so he remains active and in work, but the gap between that solitary win in May 2024 and now speaks volumes. Sir Yoshi is the kind of horse that shows genuine glimpses of ability—those nine top-3 finishes prove he can run respectably—but has never quite managed to put it all together consistently. At the top level, that's often the difference between a horse that's useful and one that's frustratingly out of reach from the winner's circle.