Triple Force

Craig Lidster trains Triple Force out of Norton in North Yorkshire, and his yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 20 winners. That is the kind of background that suggests a well-run operation, and Triple Force has been doing its bit. The horse's most regular partner in the saddle is William Pyle, who has ridden it in 8 races and won 2 of them — a win rate of 25%, or 1 in every 4 rides together. That is a notably better return than the horse's overall career average of roughly 1 win in every 7 races, which hints that Pyle genuinely suits this horse.

The most striking thing about Triple Force right now is recent form. Six races ago it won back-to-back, and it has finished in the top two in three of its last six outings — form that reads 4-10-8-1-1-2 going back through those runs. Those two consecutive wins, culminating at Musselburgh in October 2025, showed a horse that was really in the groove. The slight concern is that the last win was eight months ago, and the two performances since have been modest — eighth and tenth place finishes. Whether it can rediscover that sharpness is the question worth asking.

Ground conditions matter here. On normal ground — not too wet, not too firm — Triple Force has won 3 of 10 races, a win rate of 30% or nearly 1 in every 3. That is a genuinely impressive number, and it tells you that when conditions are in its favour, this horse is a real contender rather than just a participant. Its opening career win came at Nottingham in June 2025, and it races most often at Class 6, which covers the bread-and-butter end of the sport. Most of its rivals are in the same boat, which means on the right day, on the right ground, Triple Force has already shown it can beat them.