Touquet

The numbers on wet or muddy ground are the most striking of all. In those conditions, Touquet has won 2 of its 3 races — that is a 67% win rate, or two wins from every three attempts. To put that in perspective, most horses win roughly one race in every ten they enter across their careers. Winning two-thirds of your races in a specific condition is not a pattern, it is a superpower. When the forecast turns wet, Touquet becomes a very different proposition.

The bulk of Touquet's racing has come at Class 4 level — not the very top tier, but a competitive standard nonetheless — and there, the record reads 3 wins from 7 races, a 43% win rate. That kind of dominance at a consistent level suggests a horse that has found its right grade and knows exactly what to do when it gets there. The first career win came at Sandown Park in November 2023, and the most recent was at Huntingdon in January 2026, just two months ago, so the horse is firmly in form right now.

Jockey James Davies has been aboard for 7 of those 14 races and has ridden both of Touquet's wins in the last six months. Two wins from seven together — again that 29% — represents a partnership that clearly works. Gifford's yard has been in good shape too, sending out 12 winners this season, and with Touquet last racing just 24 days ago and still active, there is every reason to think another big run is coming. If the rain arrives before the next outing, watch out.