Tycoon

The one win Tycoon does have came at Windsor on 28 April 2025, and it arrived over a distance of between a mile-and-three-quarters and a mile-and-a-quarter — that middle-distance range of 1m3f to 1m4f. Over those trips specifically, the record reads 1 win from 4 races, a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4. That is a meaningful number. It suggests Tycoon is not just getting by at that distance — it is actually finding its best form there, which is exactly the kind of pattern a trainer looks for when plotting a horse's season.

That trainer is Kevin Philippart De Foy, based at Newmarket in Suffolk — one of British racing's most famous training centres. The yard has been in excellent shape this season, sending out 41 winners, which is the kind of output that tells you the horses are fit, well-managed and arriving at their races ready to run. A horse in form hands is never to be ignored.

The recent results — reading back through the last six runs as 5th, 7th, 6th, 8th, 3rd, 1st — tell an interesting story when you read them the right way round. That win came first, followed by a place, and then four races where Tycoon has struggled to get into contention. That kind of dip after a peak is not unusual; horses can take time to find their best again, and form fluctuates. The fact that Tycoon raced just one day ago means this profile is being written mid-campaign, with plenty still to play for.

The question now is whether Kevin Philippart De Foy can find the right race — the right distance, the right conditions — to bring out that Windsor form again. Tycoon has already shown it can win. The job is finding the circumstances where it does it again.