Supreme Yeats

Across its career, Supreme Yeats has won 5 races and finished in the top three on a further 10 occasions from 29 starts — a win rate of around 1 in every 6 races, or roughly 17%. That is a solid, honest record for a horse competing predominantly at Class 4 level, which is mid-tier racing. What is interesting, though, is just how tough it has found that level: only 1 win from 13 races there, which works out at about 1 in every 13. Horses at this level are not slouches, and breaking through even once takes real ability on the day.

The partnership with jockey Harry Skelton is worth paying attention to. In 8 races together, they have won twice — a win rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4 rides. That is meaningfully better than the horse's overall career average, which suggests there is a genuine understanding between horse and rider. It is the kind of statistic a knowledgeable punter notices. Harry Skelton is also the son-in-law of the trainer, Dan Skelton, whose yard in Alcester, Warwickshire, has sent out a remarkable 194 winners this season alone. To put that in perspective, 194 winners from a single training operation in one season is the output of a yard firing on all cylinders — one of the most productive in the country right now.

Supreme Yeats began its winning journey at Southwell in November 2022, and the fact that it is still winning races at the age of 10 says something genuine about its durability and soundness. Older horses often fade, finding it harder to compete against younger legs. This one is doing the opposite — its two most recent wins have come in its last six races, and the most recent of those was just days ago. After a run of results that included some distant finishes, it has bounced back sharply. At 10 years old, with a productive yard behind it and a jockey who clearly brings out the best in it, Supreme Yeats looks like a horse enjoying its racing right now.