James Fanshawe's Newmarket yard, with 44 winners already this season, has clearly figured out how to get the best from So Sassy. The real clue is Wolverhampton. This is not a fluke — the horse has won 2 of its 4 races there, a 50% win rate that stands out sharply against a career average of just 1 win in every 6 races overall. That kind of course specialisation is gold for a trainer and punter alike. Distance matters too. Over seven furlongs to a mile, So Sassy has won 2 of 5 races (40%), compared to a miserable 12% win rate in Class 5 company generally. Put the horse on normal, standard ground at Wolverhampton at that trip, and you have a different proposition altogether.
The recent form reads 2-8-1-1-5-5 — two wins bookended by mid-field efforts. It was raced just a day ago, so So Sassy is clearly still in work and actively campaigned. Hector Crouch has ridden the horse five times, winning once, which hints that the partnership may still have more to offer. At Wolverhampton over the right distance on good ground, So Sassy is a horse worth watching. Everywhere else, it has a lot to prove.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 3 Apr | 20% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 | 2 wins, 2 other | 17 Aug | 50% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 12 Oct | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 5 May | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 third | 23 Oct | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Feb | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Aug | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 other | 11 Sep | 0% |