Thats Amore

The story so far has two clear chapters. The first win came at Newbury in October 2024, a track with a reputation for producing horses that go on to better things — it is a proper, galloping circuit that tends to suit horses with a bit of quality about them. The second win arrived at Southwell just four weeks ago, in March 2026, and the fact that Thats Amore has won on two very different tracks is worth noting. Newbury and Southwell are about as different as two courses can be — one a wide, sweeping turf track, the other a tight all-weather oval. Winning on both suggests a horse that adapts rather than one that depends on a single set of conditions.

The horse is trained by Ralph Beckett at his yard in Kimpton, Hampshire, and that context matters. Beckett's operation has sent out 111 winners already this season — that is not a yard that stumbles into results. It is a professional, well-resourced team that knows what it is doing, and when a Beckett horse carries a record like this one, it tends to mean something. He is not a trainer who wastes entries.

At four years old and with only three races behind it, Thats Amore is still near the start of its career. The recent form reads 1-4-1 — a win, a fourth, a win — which tells you this is not a horse that blows hot and cold wildly, but one still finding its feet in the middle of the pack before bouncing back. Raced just 25 days ago, it is currently active and, on this evidence, very much a horse to keep an eye on as the season develops.