Tarlac

The overall record does not look glamorous on paper: 1 win and 3 places from 23 races, which works out at winning roughly 1 in every 23 attempts. But the raw number hides some context. When Tarlac arrived, Scott noticed straight away that he had been running the wrong way around — essentially going the wrong direction of travel — and it took time and patience to straighten that out. Once it clicked, he finished second at Hamilton and then won at Ripon on 29 May 2025. For a horse that had been muddling along, that was a genuine breakthrough.

Since then, recent form has trailed off — he has not won in his last six races, and his last three finishes of seventh, seventh, and eighth suggest he has been finding things tough. His most recent run at Ayr, though, comes with an explanation Scott is happy to offer: the ground was very wet and sticky, and he simply does not handle those conditions. She is not hitting the panic button. At four years old, Tarlac is still developing, and Scott describes him as a really nice horse with plenty to look forward to as the season winds into autumn.

At Class 5 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — he has won 1 race from 9 at that grade, roughly 1 in every 9 attempts, or about 11%. That is modest, but the team clearly feels there is more to come. For a horse that arrived needing a reset and has already managed a win since, the story is not finished yet.