The Good Biscuit

He is a course specialist at Catterick Bridge, winning 2 of his 3 races there, and he is a confirmed ground specialist. On fast, dry ground he is transformed: he has won 5 of 10 races (a 50% win rate) when conditions are quick underfoot. Even on wet or muddy ground, where many horses struggle, he still manages 2 wins from 5 races. This versatility is valuable—he does not need perfect conditions to be competitive, but give him the fast ground he loves and he becomes genuinely dangerous.

Ruth Carr trains him from her yard at Stillington in North Yorkshire, a stable that has sent out 56 winners this season and clearly has the skill to get the most from this horse. The Good Biscuit hit a remarkable vein of form at the end of last year, winning his final two races, and he has picked up exactly where he left off this season, winning 3 of his last 6 races. He typically competes at Class 4 level, where the racing is competitive but not elite, and his recent form—a win followed by a fifth place, then another win, another sixth, and another win—shows a horse with genuine appetite and the physical constitution to race frequently without breaking down. For a five-year-old, that durability is nothing to dismiss.