Ski Angel

The most striking thing about Ski Angel is what she does at Musselburgh. She has won 3 of her 17 races there — that might sound modest, but at a track where most horses struggle to win even once across a career, finding a horse who keeps coming back and keeps finding the line first is genuinely unusual. It makes Musselburgh feel like home territory, and her last win came there as recently as October 2025. She competes mostly at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, and within that sphere she has won 6 of 32 races — nearly 1 in 5, which is a solid return at any level.

She is also a horse who thrives when the weather turns. On wet ground she has won 2 from 5 races — that is 40%, a remarkable figure — and on slightly soft ground she has won 2 from 9. Put simply, the worse the conditions, the more dangerous she becomes. Smith has spoken about her as a horse capable of competing rated in the high 50s or low 60s, suggesting he believes she still has room to improve on her current mark of 53, despite a recent 5lb rise in the weights.

Her recent run of form — finishing eighth, third, second, sixth, fifth, and fourth across her last six outings — tells the story of a horse who is very much in the mix without quite getting her head in front. She ran just one day ago, so the team are clearly keeping her busy and looking for the right opportunity. With Joe Fanning riding her in 6 of her races and winning once together, and a yard that has already sent out 25 winners this season, Ski Angel has every reason to add to her tally before long.