Straight Ahead

Both wins have come at Newcastle, which is a detail worth noting. The first arrived on 22 November 2025, and Straight Ahead went back to the same track and did it again on 20 December — suggesting this is a horse that genuinely likes the place. Some horses just click with a particular track, whether it's the shape of the bends, the surface, or something harder to pin down, and Newcastle seems to bring out the best in this one.

The recent form is a slightly mixed picture. Reading the last six runs from most recent back — 2, 8, 4, 1, 1, 14 — you can see two wins buried in there, followed by a couple of solid placed efforts, and then a rougher day at the office at either end. The horse is currently active, having raced just one day ago, so it's right in the thick of its season.

Jockey Sam James has been the regular partner, riding Straight Ahead in 5 of its 11 races and winning once together — a 1-in-5 record (20%) that mirrors the horse's overall figures. Trainer Craig Lidster operates out of Norton in North Yorkshire, and the yard has hit 20 winners already this season, which shows it's in decent form and knows how to place its horses to win.

Straight Ahead has done most of its racing at Class 5 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — winning 1 from 4 at that grade (25%). That's a solid return and suggests the horse is competitive without necessarily being the dominant force in those fields. Still only three years old, and with a pair of wins already on the board, there's every reason to think the best chapters of this story are still to come.