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20 Jumps Horses To Follow 2025/26
Ahead of the 2025/26 National Hunt racing season, we've picked out 20 talented horses to follow.
These horses come from the lower-profile yards from around Britain and Ireland. Our list includes talented novice hurdles, up-and-coming chasers, and some horses who may land prestigious Cheltenham Festival races during the jumps racing season.
These horses come from the lower-profile yards from around Britain and Ireland. Our list includes talented novice hurdles, up-and-coming chasers, and some horses who may land prestigious Cheltenham Festival races during the jumps racing season.
2025/26 Tracker Horses - Entries and Results
You can track the progress of all 20 horses here on our website.
We'll also send out tracker alerts from the Racing Insider Twitter handle when any of the 20 have been declared to run.
Horses To Follow 2025/56
Andy Amo - Rebecca Curtis
Barlovento - Olly Murphy
Castle Carrock - Alan King
Ce Mi Run - Jamie Snowden
Claim The Throne - Joe Tizzard
Clap Of Thunder - Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Country Park - Jonjo & A J O'Neill
El Cairos - Gary & Josh Moore
Gamesters Guy - Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
George's Lad - Emma Lavelle
Jeune Prince - Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Kapability - Anthony Honeyball
Katate Dori - Sam Thomas
Knight Of Allen - Jane Williams
Mossy Fen Road - Harry Derham
Peso - Jonjo & AJ O'Neill
Ryan's Rocket - Fergal O'Brien
Starzand - Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
The Good Doctor - Ben Pauling
Zertakt - Venetia Williams
Horses To Follow 2024/25
It was an up-and-down year for my Horses To Follow in 2024/25. I had hoped that Iroko would be the captain of my team, but his entire campaign was geared around one run in the Grand National, where a strong showing was only good enough for fourth.
Handstands proved to be the headline act, winning the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase and the Towton at Ffos Las. Tripoli Flyer landed the Dovecote Novices' Hurdle at Kempton. William Munny claiming Listed glory before finishing second in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, while Ascending Lark won all four of her starts, including a Listed Handicap at the Punchestown Festival.
All in all, 11 of my 20 to follow won last term, with eight claiming multiple victories. There were plenty of disappointments on that list too though, so hopefully my Horses To Follow in 2025/26 will fare better!
Ascending Lark (Harry Derham)
Baby Shally (Anthony Honeyball)
Baltray (Emma Lavelle)
Catch Him Derry (Dan Skelton)
Handstands (Ben Pauling)
Idy Wood (Jamie Snowden)
In Excelsis Deo (Harry Fry)
Indeevar Bleu (Olly Murphy)
Iroko (Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero)
I've Madeupmymind (Ben Pauling)
Matata (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
Minella Missile (Evan Williams)
Primoz (Lucinda Russell)
Secret Squirrel (Hughie Morrison)
Theatre Man (Richard Bandey)
Tripoli Flyer (Fergal O'Brien)
Switch From Diesel (Seamus Fahey)
Usuario Amigo (James Owen)
William Munny (Barry Connell)
Yealand (Jennie Candlish)
