Stormin Crossgales

The Wincanton affinity is genuinely striking. Two wins from six races there translates to a win rate of around 1 in 3, which is well above what you would normally expect from a decent horse at club level. Most horses just run wherever the entries suit them — finding one that clearly clicks with a particular track and its quirks is something trainers notice and plan around. Wincanton is a right-handed, flat-ish course in Somerset with a long run-in, and something about that setup clearly suits Stormin Crossgales.

The bulk of this horse's career has been spent competing at Class 4, which sits in the middle tier of British racing — not the big Saturday televised stuff, but not the bottom of the barrel either. Four wins from 14 races at that level (roughly 1 in every 3.5 races) is a solid return and suggests this is exactly the right grade for it. Regular jockey Jonathan Burke has been in the saddle for 10 of those races, picking up 1 win together, which is a 10% win rate — about 1 in every 10 rides. That is a modest return, and it hints that the partnership has not yet found its best.

The honest part of the picture is that Stormin Crossgales has not won in its last six races, and its most recent victory came at Fakenham back in April 2025 — a gap of 15 months. Six blank runs in a row is a run that will test the patience of any yard, though the horse remains active and raced just yesterday. It has not fallen off a cliff — this is a horse that still competes and places — but it is clearly waiting for the right day to click back into gear. On a soft surface, at a track like Wincanton, with the right setup, history suggests it still knows how to win.