Son Of Man

Son Of Man won at Lingfield Park on 3rd April 2026 — just days ago — and raced again the very next day. That kind of quick turnaround is unusual, and it suggests the team at Jim Boyle's Epsom yard saw something in the horse worth pressing. Boyle has been in sharp form this season, sending out 22 winners, so when his yard keeps a horse active like this, it is worth paying attention.

The bulk of Son Of Man's career has been spent at Class 4 level — the middle tier of British racing, not the glamour end but not the bottom rung either. At that level, the record reads 1 win from 10 races, or 10%, which is actually a reasonable return for a horse that has also placed in 11 of its 24 races overall. In other words, Son Of Man is rarely out of the conversation by the finish; it just does not always convert. The recent run of form tells a similar story: in the last six races, the sequence reads a win, two thirds, a second, and a fifth — consistent, competitive, and now finally rewarded.

One quietly notable subplot is the partnership with jockey Paddy Bradley, who has ridden Son Of Man eight times without getting a winner. That is not necessarily anyone's fault — plenty of near-misses can accumulate through bad luck as much as anything else — but the numbers do make you wonder. Son Of Man's first win came at Great Yarmouth back in September 2023, and it took until this April to add a second. The horse has clearly needed time and the right opportunity. Right now, with a win in the book and another race already under its belt, Son Of Man looks like a horse that has found a little momentum — and that can be the most dangerous kind.