Sondad

The Easterby yard at Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire has done well by Sondad. Michael and David Easterby's operation has sent out 55 winners this season alone, and Sondad sits near the top of their string. Joanna Mason, the horse's regular jockey, has ridden it to 4 wins from 12 races together — a 33 percent partnership win rate that speaks to genuine understanding between horse and rider. One quirk worth noting: Sondad absolutely thrives on slightly soft ground, having won two of its three races on such conditions, a 67 percent win rate that suggests the horse performs at its best when the turf has some give in it. At the top level — Class 2 races — Sondad has won just once from four attempts, showing it can mix it with the best but does not quite dominate that sphere. Still, a horse that wins roughly every other time it runs and recently won at one of Britain's most demanding tracks is a horse worth watching.