Sky Sports Racing’s Senior Form Analyst has picked ten horses to add to your ATR Tracker for the coming Flat campaign. Rather than a random ten, I’ve chosen ten categories and assigned one horse to each to give a balanced, thought-provoking list.
Classic boy: Benevenuto Cellini
Aidan O’Brien’s colt showed a relaxed, fluent stride suited to 1¼m–1½m when tested at Doncaster, recording the fastest split (12.18 sec in the third-last furlong). He ran well in the Champions Juvenile Stakes, prompting Christophe Soumillon to suggest a Prix du Jockey Club option (12-1) but Epsom for the Derby looks equally likely—his family has Classic form at the track via his sister Giselle.
Classic girl: Mubasimah
Priced 50-1 for the 1,000 Guineas, Mubasimah did a lot in little time as a two-year-old and appears well suited to Newmarket, where she’s expected to head for the Nell Gwyn on April 15. After winning on debut at 11-1, she returned to Newmarket for the Oh So Sharp and was beaten only by Calendar Girl, going down by a neck. By Frankel out of a mare who improved with age, she could shorten markedly for the Guineas.
Three-year-old sprint handicapper: Return Of The Gods
By a son of Showcasing out of Dutch Monument, he’s closely related to the in-form Cool Hoof Luke (rated 108). Starting life on a mark of 77 after showing a lot late last season, he was keen and immature in his two juvenile runs at Wolverhampton but still managed to win, his raw ability concealed by inefficiency. Trainer Ed Bethell’s handicap figures are excellent; this colt looks likely to climb the ratings.
Three-year-old mile handicapper: Go Rimbaud
Promising through three juvenile runs—beaten only by high-class Godolphin types including Talk Of New York—Go Rimbaud carries the pedigree to improve. By Palace Pier and out of a half-sister to Friendly Soul (Prix de l’Opéra winner for the Gosdens), he starts the season on 82 and could target contests like Sandown’s Esher Cup as a three-year-old, continuing the Gosdens’ touch with this profile.
Three-year-old middle-distance handicapper: Joulany
A Sea The Stars colt and full brother to Al Aasy, Joulany cost up to 800,000 guineas as a yearling and looked above average in two juvenile runs. Odds-on both times, he was undone by a steady pace at York and a sharper Godolphin rival at Kempton rather than beaten on ability. With more maturity and longer trips to exploit, he should be a high-class contender in three-year-old middle-distance handicaps.
Group graduate: Realign
The sprint division remains open to upwardly mobile types crossing from handicaps into Group company, and Realign is a good example. He started a favourite for the Palace of Holyroodhouse at Royal Ascot without delivering that day but, after gelding, he was impressive winning a strong 0-90 contest at Haydock. He’s been building toward something and 2026 could be the season he justifies the early hype.
Could be anything colt: Raaheeb
From one of the strongest families—related to Hukum and the brilliant Baaeed—Raaheeb is a full-brother to those stars. He debuted as favourite at Ascot and won without ever needing to hit top gear; Jim Crowley described him as “so sleepy,” which only fuels excitement given his pedigree. He’s currently 25-1 for the Derby and has the profile of a colt who could develop into a Classic performer.
Could be anything filly: My Ophelia
A high-priced yearling at 1.7m guineas and trained into the family tradition by William Haggas, My Ophelia made a powerful impression on debut on heavy ground. Sent off evens, she didn’t need a whip to see off her rivals at Newbury and looked a filly with the scope to improve markedly. She’s 16-1 for the Oaks and has the attributes to go beyond her first outing.
Stable switcher: Military Air
A Frankel colt once with Juddmonte and now part of David O’Meara’s team, Military Air may need time to adapt after his move from France. He was placed at Listed level at ParisLongchamp (third to Surabad) last spring but tailed off later in the year. Rated 95, he looks well treated on his best form and could respond strongly to O’Meara’s record with French imports like Suedois and Mondialiste.
Wildcard: Montezuma
A four-year-old maiden might not usually make a “follow” list, so Montezuma is the wildcard. After two juvenile runs for Godolphin he was sold to Jim Goldie for 55,000 guineas and, while his first season for the yard didn’t explode, he ran six times with repeated signs that a breakthrough was near—beaten favourite on his last two starts. When Goldie clicks him into form he could produce a sprint sequence similar to previous stable graduates.