Back Down Under

Trained by Padraig Roche at Coolaghknock Glebe in Co Kildare — a yard that has sent out 8 winners already this season — the horse is most often partnered by Leigh Roche in the saddle. Together they have raced 18 times and won once, a win rate of around 1 in 18, which tells you this is not a horse that makes life easy for anyone. Its best performances tend to come over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 from 3 races — a much more encouraging 1-in-3 record that suggests distance really does matter here.

The most recent win came at The Curragh on 16 March 2025, so it has now gone six races without winning. Recent form reads 5th, 4th, 6th, 9th, 16th, and 3rd in its last six outings — a mixed picture, with that 3rd place finish the most eye-catching, showing it can still be competitive even if the wins have dried up. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active training and being kept busy.

With a career total of 2 wins and 11 placed efforts from 24 races, Back Down Under is the kind of horse that finishes in the money more often than it wins — nearly half its races have ended with a top-three or close finish. It may not be a horse that wins frequently, but its attachment to The Curragh gives it a clear identity. If you are watching it run anywhere, that is the track where it has consistently shown up.