Thiscouldbefun

The key to understanding Thiscouldbefun is distance. Over a mile and a bit — specifically between one mile one furlong and one mile two furlongs — this horse has found both of its wins, from 17 races at those trips. That is 12%, or roughly 1 in 8, which is a meaningful step up from its overall record. Horses do have sweet spots, distances where everything clicks, and Thiscouldbefun appears to have found one. The problem has been consistency: even at the right trip, it has taken a lot of races to find the winner's enclosure.

That second win, at Lingfield Park in October 2025, is worth dwelling on. Jockey Ashley Lewis described it on Sky Sports Racing as a race where Thiscouldbefun jumped brilliantly from the gates, settled in behind the favourite, and then ignited the moment the horses in front started to tire. "That's when she really set alight," Lewis said — which is the kind of comment that suggests a horse with a real turn of foot when conditions suit, rather than one that simply grinds opponents down. It was a race won with a bit of intelligence and a bit of spark.

Trained by J S Moore at Upper Lambourn — a yard that has sent out 17 winners already this season — Thiscouldbefun is most often ridden by Taylor Fisher, who has partnered the horse in 8 of its 27 races for that single win together. The horse typically runs at Class 5 level, one of the lower tiers of British racing, where it is yet to win in 12 attempts at that grade. Both victories have actually come at a slightly higher level, which is a curious quirk worth noting — this is a horse that perhaps rises to the occasion rather than coasting through easier races.

With a race just yesterday and recent form that shows a win and several placed efforts, Thiscouldbefun is clearly an active and competitive horse right now. Whether the fun continues is the question every punter asks — but at least there is evidence that, on the right day and at the right distance, it genuinely can deliver.