Winston's Warrior

Trained by Charles Hills out of Lambourn in Berkshire, Winston's Warrior comes from a yard in good form — 29 winners sent out already this season, which is a healthy return and suggests the operation knows what it's doing. The horse's regular partner in the saddle is Jason Watson, who has ridden it in six of its races and won once together, a win rate of around 1 in 6. That's a decent working relationship, and when a jockey keeps coming back to the same horse, it usually means there's something to ride for.

The recent form makes for interesting reading: in its last six races, Winston's Warrior has finished 5-8-1-3-1-5, reading from most recent back. Two wins mixed in among those results, and a third place too — this is a horse that goes through patches. The wins came at Kempton Park in September 2025 and then at Southwell in April 2026, so there's been a gap of around three months since it last got its nose in front. That said, it raced just yesterday, so it's clearly still being kept busy and the team haven't given up on finding another opportunity.

Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level — that's a solid middle tier, not the elite end of the sport but a competitive grade where margins are fine. At that level, it has won 1 from 7, or 14%, which sits right in line with its overall career average. Winston's Warrior isn't a horse built for the big occasions, but it's a reliable, honest competitor that finds a way to place more often than not. In a sport where horses can disappear without a trace, staying competitive across 13 races and still running yesterday says something about its durability and the confidence the team still have in it.