The Secret Pearl

That one win came at Market Rasen on 20 April 2025, and it mattered. Market Rasen is a track she clearly has some affinity with, and getting off the mark there was a genuine moment after a long wait. Class 4 is the level she operates at most often — solid, competitive racing without quite being the top tier — and her record there reads one win from ten attempts, which is a 10% win rate. Not dominant, but not out of her depth either.

Her recent form tells a mixed story. The last six runs read 3-6-4-5-2-2, which means she has been finishing second twice in recent outings, suggesting she is in decent shape and running consistently well. The frustration, of course, is that she hasn't been able to convert that into a win. Six races without a victory since that Market Rasen success will be the target the team at Alex Hales' yard in Edgcote, Oxfordshire, will be working to change. Hales has had 12 winners this season, so this is a yard that knows how to get horses winning.

Regular jockey Harry Bannister has ridden her in eight of her races, winning once together — a 12% win rate as a partnership, which is actually twice her overall win rate. That suggests Bannister brings something out of her, and the fact she raced just yesterday means she is in the middle of an active campaign. Whether that recent run left anything in the tank remains to be seen, but with a horse that finishes second as often as she does, another win feels more like a matter of when than if.