The career started promisingly enough. A first win came at Southwell in April 2024, and then a second followed at York in May 2025, which is about as good a track as you can win at outside of the very top festivals. York is a big, sweeping, prestigious course, and winning there as a young horse is genuinely worth noting. The problem is that York win is now 11 months in the rear-view mirror, and since then The Man has gone 6 races without finding the winner's enclosure — finishing sixth, sixth, and eighth among those efforts. That is not a horse that has fallen apart, but it is a horse searching for form.
The numbers at the top level tell their own story. In 3 races at Class 1 — the highest tier of British racing — The Man has not won once. That is not unusual; Class 1 races are where the very best horses compete, and plenty of solid animals find that level one step too far. Winning roughly 1 in every 5 races overall (18%, or 2 from 11) is a respectable record across a career, but it does suggest this is a horse that is more comfortable when the bar is set slightly lower.
Richard Spencer's yard is having a productive season — 27 winners already — which means the team around The Man have the tools and the momentum to get horses back on track. Spencer operates from Newmarket, the spiritual home of British flat racing, and knowing how to place a horse — finding the right race on the right day — is very much part of what good Newmarket trainers do. The Man raced just 23 days ago and is still active, so another run is coming. Whether that brings a change of fortune or another near-miss, this is a horse with enough quality on its CV to suggest the story is not finished yet.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meydan | 4 | 4 other | 6 Mar | 0% |
| York Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 20 Aug | 33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 21 Sep | 50% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 31 Jul | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Jun | 0% |