Two Auld Pals

What makes Two Auld Pals genuinely interesting is what happens when the weather turns nasty. On wet ground, it wins 2 from 8 races — 25%, which is well above its overall rate of roughly 1 in every 7. Get it onto very wet, muddy ground and that number jumps to 2 wins from just 5 races, or 40%. In other words, when conditions that would put most horses off are at their worst, this one is at its best. There's a rare type of horse that actually improves as the weather deteriorates, and Two Auld Pals appears firmly in that category.

Then there's Hexham. With 2 wins from just 4 races at the track, it wins there half the time — a remarkable record at any course. It's no coincidence that its most recent victory came at Hexham just four weeks ago, on 9 May 2026, suggesting it's still very much in form and at the top of its game. For context, it typically competes at Class 4 level — the middle tier of British racing — where it has won 3 of 23 races, around 1 in every 8. Not flashy, but solid and reliable at its level.

Recent form reads 4-1-8-3-6-3 going back from its last run just yesterday, and that second place sits right in the middle of a run of solid performances. The one blip is an eighth, but that's the kind of result any horse picks up across a long career. The horse's regular jockey Cam Hardie hasn't yet cracked the win column in their five races together, but with Two Auld Pals clearly in fine nick and its best track nearby, it feels like it's only a matter of time — especially if the rain comes.