The Green Man

The horse runs mainly at Class 4 level — the workhorse tier of British racing, not the glamour end, but competitive enough that winning three times from 21 races there (14%, or roughly 1 in every 7) is nothing to sniff at. What makes The Green Man worth following is the sheer volume of experience packed into those 52 races. He has placed 24 times — nearly half his races have seen him finish in the frame — which tells you this is a horse that turns up and competes. He just hasn't always been able to get his nose in front.

His happiest hunting ground is Doncaster, where he has won 2 of his 5 races. That's a 40% win rate at one track — far above anything else on his record — and it's where he got off the mark for the first time back in August 2022. When a horse repeatedly performs above its average at a specific course, it usually means the layout, the ground, or the atmosphere suits something about the way it moves. Doncaster is a wide, galloping track, and The Green Man clearly likes it.

His most productive partnership has been with jockey Alistair Rawlinson, who has ridden him to 3 wins from 13 races together — winning roughly 1 in every 4 rides, or 23%. That's meaningfully better than the horse's overall record, suggesting the two have developed a real understanding over time.

The Green Man is currently on a run of six races without a win, his last success coming at Newcastle in December 2025. He's been placing — two thirds and a second in that recent sequence — so the sharpness is still there. He raced just yesterday, which means he's at the thick end of a busy campaign. At 7 years old, he knows his job. The question is simply when the right race at the right track lines up again — and if that happens to be Doncaster, the smart money says pay attention.