Thank You Ma'am

What makes Thank You Ma'am worth watching is the partnership with jockey Olive Nicholls. They have raced together 16 times, and that combination has produced both of the horse's career wins — a much better win rate of roughly 1 in 8 races when they are paired. Nicholls knows the horse well, and that familiarity often counts in racing. The horse has typically been campaigned in Class 4 races, the bread-and-butter level of British racing, and it has won 1 of its 9 outings at that grade. Trainer Georgina Nicholls, based at Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire, has a active yard that has sent out 11 winners this season, suggesting a yard that knows how to get horses across the line.

Thank You Ma'am's career highlight came at Ascot on 21 December 2024, a prestigious track where a debut win would have meant something. Since then, the horse has raced regularly but without returning to the winner's circle. At seven years old, it is well into what should be a horse's peak years, and the recent form suggests it is still genuinely trying. The question now is whether the partnership with Nicholls — which has worked so well before — can unlock another win before the window closes.