Yankee Dude

What makes his recent form genuinely interesting is how erratic it has been. In his last six races, he has delivered two scattered victories sandwiched between some genuinely poor results: a fourteenth place, a thirteenth, and a couple of runs far back in the field. That kind of inconsistency is the hallmark of a horse that has something to offer on the right day but cannot be relied upon. Yet the fact that he ran just a day ago and has shown two wins in his most recent six outings suggests Warren Greatrex's yard at Upper Lambourn believes there is still more to come. The trainer has had an excellent season with 50 winners, so the fact that Yankee Dude remains in active training suggests the team has not given up on him.

His two victories — one at Lingfield Park in September 2024 and the other at Kempton the following month — came early in his career, which hints that he may have found his level since then. For a four-year-old with such a patchy record, the challenge now is simple: whether he can rediscover the form that produced those two wins, or whether he has simply been found out by the quality of his rivals. The fact that he is still racing hard, with a run just yesterday, means his the yard clearly believe a turnaround is possible.