Stanley Spencer

Trained by Fionn McSharry, Stanley Spencer typically competes in Class 4 company, where he holds a win rate of just over 1 in every 8 races. His most effective partnership has been with jockey Neil Callan, who has steered him to victory twice from nine rides together—a respectable 22 per cent win rate that speaks to a genuine understanding between horse and rider. McSharry, who has sent out seven winners from his yard this season, bred Stanley Spencer to race. The horse's dam produced three black-type winners—horses that have won listed or graded races, the sport's official recognition of quality—and McSharry had hoped Stanley Spencer might continue that line of success when he started him off over short distances as a younger horse.

Though recent form has dried up, Stanley Spencer remains actively racing and was last seen just a day ago. He is a horse who knows what it takes to win at the right level, and with Southwell clearly suiting him, there may yet be another victory in the tank if the right opportunity comes along.