West Lawn

James Walton trains out of Thropton in Northumberland, which puts Hexham practically on the doorstep — and that local familiarity clearly counts for something. The yard has sent out one winner so far this season, and West Lawn provided it. The most recent win came at Hexham on 19 May 2026, just five weeks ago, and with West Lawn having raced as recently as yesterday, this is a horse right in the thick of its season. The recent form reads well too: a second, a fourth, a win, and another second across the last handful of races suggests a horse running consistently and finding the frame more often than the bare three-wins-from-33 figure implies.

Harry Reed has been the regular partner, riding West Lawn in 11 of those 33 races and partnering the horse to 1 win together — a win rate of roughly 1 in 11, which mirrors the overall career record and suggests a settled, familiar combination. West Lawn tends to compete at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter end of British racing, and has won 2 of 19 races at that grade. That might not sound like much, but seven places from 33 races means West Lawn finishes in the top few nearly a third of the time overall — a horse that earns its keep without making a fuss about it. The first career win arrived at Hexham back in March 2022, and four years and two more Hexham victories later, the relationship between this horse and that track looks as strong as ever.