Tellherthename

Both of those wins came at Huntingdon, the first in November 2023 and the second just six weeks later in January 2024. That second win is now 27 months in the past, and the six races since have brought no victory — including a run just 16 days ago that suggests the team are still actively trying to find the right opportunity. The recent form reads 12th, 3rd, 5th, a blank, 4th, and 10th, which tells the story of a horse that occasionally threatens without quite delivering.

The most interesting number in Tellherthename's record is this: when racing at between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, it has won 2 of just 4 races — that's 50%, or one in every two. That is a remarkable conversion rate and strongly suggests the horse has a very specific sweet spot. Get the distance right, and it becomes a genuine contender.

The bigger challenge is the company it has been keeping. Tellherthename has been pitched into four top-tier Class 1 races — the highest level in Britain — and has not won any of them. That is not a failure so much as a statement about ambition; the team at Dan Skelton's yard in Alcester clearly believe the horse is capable at that level, even if the results have not backed that up yet.

Skelton's yard is one of the most productive in the country right now — 187 winners this season alone — so Tellherthename is operating within a very well-resourced setup. Jockey Kielan Woods has been aboard for all 10 races and has both wins to his name, giving him a 1-in-5 record on this horse that exactly mirrors its overall win rate. There is clearly a working partnership there. Whether it can produce a third win, and whether Huntingdon proves lucky again, is the question the next few months should answer.