Woodleigh

The key to understanding Woodleigh is Redcar. At that Yorkshire track, he is something close to a specialist, with three wins from just five races — a 60% win rate that stands in stark contrast to his overall 12% win rate across all his races. His last victory came just last week, on 22 August 2026, which tells you he is still in form and still mixing it. The distance window also matters: over 1 mile 3 furlongs to 1 mile 4 furlongs, he has won 3 of 6 races, or 50% of the time. These are the conditions and lengths that suit him best. Add slightly soft or muddy ground into that equation — where he wins at 20% — and you have a very specific profile of a horse that knows exactly where to score.

His recent form shows the ups and downs of a consistent but unspectacular performer. In his last six runs, he has one win and four fifth-place finishes, with just one spot of 1st place, a shape that reflects a horse that is competitive but rarely outstanding. Roger Fell's yard at Nawton has had a strong season with 25 winners, and Woodleigh remains an active part of that team. Ridden most often by Zak Wheatley, he has managed just one win from 14 races together, suggesting the partnership works when everything else aligns — the ground, the track, the distance — but not reliably enough to be called a winning combination on its own. At five years old, Woodleigh is past his juvenile years and has settled into what he is: a capable lower-level racer who will give his the yard a win or two when the pieces fall into place, particularly back at Redcar.