Back From Dubai

The most striking thing about this horse is what happens when the ground gets wet. On soft or muddy ground, Back From Dubai has won 5 of just 9 races — that's a remarkable 56% win rate, more than one in every two attempts. For context, even the best horses in training rarely win more than one in three. When rain is in the forecast, this horse transforms from a reliable plodder into something genuinely dangerous.

Doncaster is another happy hunting ground. Two wins from six races there might not sound extraordinary, but 1 in 3 at a specific track is the kind of consistency that catches attention — and the most recent of those wins came just last week on 16 May 2026, confirming the horse is in fine form right now. That's a significant detail: at nine years old, still winning, still racing, and racing just yesterday. This is a horse in the middle of an active campaign, not winding down.

Regular jockey Lewis Edmunds has ridden the horse 27 times, winning twice together — roughly 1 in every 13 rides. That's a modest return, but the partnership clearly keeps being called upon, which says something about a steady working relationship between horse, rider, and trainer Roy Bowring's yard in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. Bowring's team has sent out five winners already this season, suggesting a small but functioning operation.

The recent form reads 4-1-3-8-8-5 — that means a win last time out, a third the time before, and a couple of quieter efforts before that. The direction of travel is encouraging. A nine-year-old horse winning in the past week, thriving on wet ground, and with a clear affinity for one of Britain's most storied tracks — Back From Dubai is a small-time specialist doing exactly what small-time specialists do best.