Stinginhisstep

The career numbers — 2 wins and 6 places from 15 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 8 — tell you this is a horse operating at the solid, unglamorous end of the sport, typically in Class 5 company, which is where most everyday racing happens. At that level, on normal ground, it wins 2 from 10 — 1 in 5 — which is a genuinely decent return. It finds firm or muddy conditions far less to its liking, and the form bears that out.

The partnership with jockey Sean Houlihan is worth noting. Together they have won 2 of their 9 races — that's roughly 1 in every 4 and a half — which comfortably outperforms what the horse achieves with anyone else. When Houlihan is booked, the yard clearly fancies its chances. Their most recent success came at Newton Abbot on 20 July 2025, giving Stinginhisstep back-to-back wins at the track after a first career victory there back in May. Two wins in under two months, both at the same course, both in the same saddle — that's not a coincidence, that's a combination that works.

Recent form shows a run marked as a non-completion, followed by a pair of thirds, a fourth, and a seventh, before that July win. It has raced as recently as yesterday, so it is firmly in action. Sue Gardner's yard has sent out 8 winners this season, suggesting a stable in decent nick rather than one just making up the numbers. Stinginhisstep won't be troubling the festival headlines, but for the kind of racing that fills a Tuesday card on a summer afternoon, it has found a track, a jockey, and a ground condition that bring out the best in it — and that combination has already produced two wins this year.