Toy Soldier

The most recent win came at Leicester on 27 May 2025, over 15 months ago now. Since then, nothing—six races in a row without a victory, though the record shows two second places tucked in there, suggesting the horse still has moments of genuine form rather than just plodding through. Trainer Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore's yard at Milnathort is a serious operation that has sent out 49 winners this season, so Toy Soldier is in a place that knows how to train winners. The puzzle is why this one has gone so long without another, especially given it was still capable enough to run second twice recently.

The partnership with jockey Liam Wright has not yielded a win yet—0 from 5 rides together—and stepping up to Class 4 racing (the better sort of mid-level races) has not worked out either, with 0 wins from 6 attempts there. That suggests the horse's future may lie back in slightly easier company, or perhaps at exactly those distances where it has already proved itself. It is currently active and was out racing just a day ago, so it is still being campaigned hard. Whether it finds its way back to the winner's circle before its career winds down is the question hanging over it now.