Sleeping Satellite

His last win came at Catterick Bridge on 21 November 2025, a track where he has enjoyed notable success — he won there twice, with his career breakthrough also coming at the same course in November 2022. Since that Catterick victory ten months ago, however, Sleeping Satellite has struggled to find the winner's circle. His form over the last six races shows a blank, two mid-field finishes, a fourth place, a third, and a fifth, a run that suggests he is still capable of competing but has lost his cutting edge. He raced just one day ago, so he remains an active and available horse.

Brian Hughes, his most frequent jockey, has partnered him seven times and won on him twice (29%), a win rate notably better than the horse's overall record, hinting that the right ride can make a difference. O'Brien's recent stable tour revealed telling details: Sleeping Satellite arrived at Withington after winning his bumper at Ballycrystal and made a flying start with that breakthrough victory at Catterick. His subsequent hurdling debut at Haydock the following month disappointed, however — the trainer noted the horse was too keen and making errors at the jumps, mistakes that suggest Sleeping Satellite was still learning the craft. At eight years old and with ten months since his last win, he has had plenty of time to digest those lessons. Whether he can convert that experience back into winners' enclosures remains to be seen.