A Dublin Job

The most striking thing about A Dublin Job is what happens when it races on normal ground. On a standard surface — not waterlogged, not baked hard — it has won 3 of its 10 races, a 30% win rate. That means it wins nearly 1 in every 3 races in its preferred conditions. For context, most horses at this level are doing well to win 1 in 8 or 9. When A Dublin Job gets the ground it likes, it becomes a genuinely different proposition.

Its partnership with jockey Paul O'Brien has been one of the most productive combinations in its career. The two have raced together six times and won three of them — a 50% win rate that is extraordinary at any level of racing. Half the time they line up together, they win. That kind of record with a specific jockey usually means something clicks — a riding style that suits the horse, a level of trust built over time.

Trainer Sarah-Jayne Davies operates a small yard out of Leominster in Herefordshire and has sent out five winners this season alone, which for a stable of this size is a solid return. A Dublin Job sits at the heart of what the yard does well — patient handling of a horse that knows its job and performs when asked.

The recent form reads 5-5-6-2-1, with that win coming at Warwick in May 2025. Raced just yesterday, A Dublin Job is very much in active campaign, and the combination of normal ground, Paul O'Brien in the saddle, and racing at the level where it has won 2 from 5 makes it a horse worth watching closely. At nine, it is not getting younger — but right now, it looks to be racing with real purpose.