Al Mootamarid

The most recent win came at Stratford-on-Avon on 17 June 2025, over a year ago now, so there's no disguising the fact that the winner's enclosure has been elusive lately. The six races since have produced a string of placed efforts and one blank, but nothing to take home. That said, third place finishes bookend the most recent form — a 3, 3, 11, a blank run, 5, and 3 — which points to a horse that rarely embarrasses itself, even if it can't quite get its nose in front.

The distance sweet spot appears to be somewhere between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four. In three races at those trips, Al Mootamarid has won once — a hit rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in 3 — which is meaningfully better than its overall record and worth noting if conditions align. Most of its career has been spent in Class 4 company, a solid mid-tier level, where it has won 1 of 11 races. That's modest, but it shows the horse has been consistently placed at a competitive level rather than being dropped into easier races just to find a win.

Robert Dunne has been the regular partner, riding in 7 of the 20 races together and winning once — around 1 in every 7 times they've teamed up. That's a touch above the horse's overall average, which suggests a working partnership that has at least found its best result together. With Al Mootamarid having raced just yesterday, it is clearly fit and active, and a horse that places this regularly — nearly half its career — is one that keeps presenting opportunities. Whether it can convert the next one into a second win in over a year is the question worth watching.