Back In The Bay

What makes Back In The Bay worth watching is what he's done at Stratford-on-Avon, where his last victory came on 20 July 2025. That win feels distant now—fourteen months in the past—and her recent form is flat. Over her last six races she has finished fourth, second, fifth, seventh, and third, with one unplaced run. She has not won since that July day, a drought that stretches across two seasons. Raced just yesterday, she is still active and still chasing that third career win, though the form book suggests she is fighting harder for it than before.

He is trained by James Owen at Newmarket, a yard producing winners at a steady clip this season—205 winners already speaks to a professional, well-resourced operation. Owen clearly believes there is more to come from Back In The Bay, or the horse would not be here. At seven years old, there is no reason to think her racing days are over, but the question hanging over her is whether she can rediscover the form that brought those two victories. Right now, she looks like a horse waiting for one lucky afternoon to turn things around.