Apache Star

The numbers get more interesting when you look at Bath. Of Apache Star's three career wins, two have come at the Somerset track from just eight attempts there — that's 1 win in every 4 races at that particular venue, which is a dramatically better record than anywhere else. Horses that genuinely click with a specific course aren't common, and it's the kind of stat that makes Bath the obvious destination whenever the team are looking to get Apache Star back in the winner's enclosure. That last Bath win came in August 2023, now 34 months ago, so it's been a patient wait to repeat the trick.

Most of Apache Star's racing has come at Class 6 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — where the record reads 2 wins from 21 races, or roughly 1 in 10. It's a competitive environment despite its modest billing, and the horse has been placed regularly without consistently converting. Current jockey Billy Loughnane has been aboard 12 times without a win, though placing blame on any individual in these situations is rarely the whole story.

Trained by E D Delany out of Laytown in County Meath, Apache Star is part of a small Irish yard that has sent out 5 winners this season. The recent form makes for fairly difficult reading — the horse has gone 6 races without winning, with a best effort of fourth in that sequence and a couple of pulled-up or non-completing runs mixed in. Still, Apache Star raced just yesterday, which confirms this is very much an active and competitive horse. The career win tally may never climb dramatically higher, but with that Bath record sitting in the back pocket, there's always a reason to keep watching.