Wheres The Crumpet

The most striking number in the file is Newcastle. Wheres The Crumpet has raced there 29 times — an extraordinary commitment to one track — and has won twice. Two from 29 sounds modest until you consider what it means: this horse has spent a huge chunk of its career going around the same circuit, learning its quirks, and eventually beating it. Newcastle is clearly home. The first of those wins came on 22 March 2024, a breakthrough that had been a long time coming.

At the distances between seven furlongs and a mile, the horse looks a different proposition altogether — winning 1 of its 3 races at those trips, a 33% win rate that is comfortably the best figure on the card. That is the version of Wheres The Crumpet worth paying attention to: kept to a sharp enough test, over the right ground, this horse can genuinely compete.

The partnership with jockey Phil Dennis is worth noting too. Together they have won 2 of their 10 races — a 20% win rate, which means they click into gear roughly once every five times out. That is a meaningful relationship in a sport where horse-and-rider chemistry matters more than people often realise.

The recent form is less encouraging. Wheres The Crumpet has not won in its last six races, and finishes of 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 9th in that run suggest a horse that has been slightly off the boil. The last win came at Carlisle on 29 May 2025 — some time ago now. But this horse raced just one day ago, which means it is still actively being campaigned, and David Thompson's yard has sent out nine winners already this season, which is a healthy sign that the operation is in decent form. Wheres The Crumpet may not be the finished article, but it is clearly not done yet.