Soldier's Tree

That sole victory came at Dundalk on 23 January 2026, and looking at the recent form — third, third, second, first, third, reading from most recent backwards — you can see a horse that keeps knocking on the door without always being able to kick it down. The win is now five months old, which will have Soldier's Tree's the yard keen to add a second before too long. The good news is the horse raced just yesterday, so it is clearly fit and in work.

Behind Soldier's Tree stands the yard of James Owen, based in Newmarket — the historic heartland of British flat racing. Owen's operation has sent out 205 winners this season alone, which is the kind of number that speaks to a well-run, high-volume stable with horses running regularly and in good form. A horse trained there is in capable hands, and the sheer weight of winners coming out of that yard suggests Soldier's Tree has every chance of adding to its tally before long.