Vintage Clarets

The horse's peak came in late 2023 and early 2024, when it won four Class 2 races in the space of a year. That sequence included back-to-back wins at Catterick Bridge in October 2023 and 2024, suggesting it has a genuine affinity for that track. Indeed, Vintage Clarets has won 2 of its 6 races at Catterick, a win rate of one in three — noticeably better than the career average. A win at Ascot in August 2025 looked like it might signal a return to form, but nothing has come since. The horse has now gone six races without a win, with four of those finishes outside the top 3, and has not visited the winner's circle for 14 months.

Trained by Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, Vintage Clarets typically races in Class 2 company — the top tier of racing — where it has won 5 of 44 races, a 11% win rate. That suggests it is operating at roughly the right level, though without the sharpness needed to win more often. Oisin Orr, its most frequent rider, has paired with the horse 17 times and won just twice. The horse was last raced just a day ago, so it remains an active part of the Fahey yard's operations. Whether that August win at Ascot marks a turning point or merely a flash of old brilliance remains to be seen.