Where's Freddy

The puzzle with Where's Freddy is how little it gets from its regular partnership with jockey Rossa Ryan. The pair have ridden together seven times without a single win, which is unusual for a horse that clearly has winning form in its locker. Equally striking is its complete inability to win at the higher level: it has never won a Class 4 race from 14 attempts, meaning all five victories have come in weaker company. On fast, dry ground, though, the horse shows real improvement — 2 wins from 7 races in those conditions, nearly double its overall win rate.

Recent form has been patchy. In its last six runs, it has finished out of the first four places three times, with best efforts a ninth and a fourth. It raced again just a day ago, so Stuart Williams's Newmarket yard is keeping it active and testing different opportunities. For a horse that clearly thrives at its home track in the right conditions and company, Where's Freddy remains a project with occasional bright moments rather than a consistent operator — but when everything lines up, it knows how to deliver.