Trilby

Then there is Haydock Park. Four wins from 9 races at the same track is the kind of record that makes you sit up. Most horses are lucky to win once at a venue; for Trilby, Haydock has become something close to a home ground. The most recent of those wins came just this week, on 21 May 2026 — a result that speaks to a horse still very much at the peak of its powers rather than running on memory. His current form reads 3-1-6-2-5-8, with that third-place last time out hinting at something still very much alive.

Joe Fanning has been Trilby's most regular partner in the saddle, riding him 14 times and winning 3 of those together — a win rate of around 1 in every 5 rides, which is a solid return and suggests the pair have built a real understanding over time. England himself is clearly fond of the horse, describing him as utterly laid-back at home — unusual for a sprinter — and crediting that easy temperament as part of what makes him so effective on a racecourse. A horse that saves its energy tends to have it when the moment matters.

England has noted that the weights assigned to Trilby have made life harder — when a horse wins regularly, the authorities raise the weight it must carry to even things out, and Trilby is now shouldering the consequences of its own success. Still, England's yard has sent out 49 winners already this season, so this is a team that knows what it is doing. Trilby races at Class 4 level — solid, competitive racing, if not quite the top tier — and has carved out a niche that most racehorses never find at all: a track it loves, conditions it thrives in, and a record that rewards anyone paying attention.