That sole win came at Windsor in late June 2025, and Boughey believes the flat, sweeping layout of that track suits him — a detail worth filing away. Since then the form has been patchy, with a couple of decent thirds sandwiched around some disappointing efforts, and his most recent run just yesterday suggests the team are keeping him busy as they search for the right opportunity. He's been gelded since last season, which trainers often do to settle a horse mentally, and Boughey says he's noticeably more straightforward to deal with now.
The other key change for this season is distance. Boughey thinks Amorim will be better over longer races than he's been tried at so far, describing him as "unexposed" — meaning there's a genuine belief he hasn't yet been asked the questions that would reveal his true ceiling. Regular partner Billy Loughnane has ridden him in five of his seven races, winning 1 in 5 together, and that continuity of rider matters when a horse is still developing. At 14% overall, Amorim wins roughly 1 in every 7 races — nothing spectacular yet — but with a trainer in this kind of form, a horse he rates highly at home, and a belief that longer trips on flat tracks could unlock something new, the next few months could look very different to the last.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 1 Jun | 50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 17 Apr | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 22 May | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Aug | 0% |