The Caribbean

What's most striking is how the horse has tailed off since its last win at Wolverhampton on 13 December 2025. That victory came ten months ago, and the recent form — a first-place finish followed by a third, then a string of mid-field efforts and one finish outside the first dozen — suggests The Caribbean is in a phase where the winning touch has deserted it. The most recent run, just a day ago, shows the trainer is still looking for the spark that will unlock another victory.

The one genuine positive in the record is what happens when conditions suit. On normal ground, The Caribbean wins at a rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races (2 wins from 9 attempts), which is a meaningful improvement on its overall figures and hints that track conditions matter. By contrast, when The Caribbean steps up into Class 4 company — one rung above its typical level — it has managed 0 wins from 8 races, which tells you the horse has hit a ceiling when it comes to tougher opposition.

Trainer Thomas Faulkner's yard at Devauden has been a productive operation this season with 16 winners, so the infrastructure is there. What The Caribbean needs now is a return to the type of race and ground conditions where it has shown it can finish in front. At five years old, it remains a horse with something left to prove, but the window for proving it is gradually closing.