The recent form makes for interesting reading. In its last six races, Bahtiyar has finished second twice and placed on four other occasions, suggesting a horse that is competitive, healthy, and very much in the mix — just not quite able to get its nose in front. It raced just yesterday, so this is not a horse winding down or losing interest. Whatever Bahtiyar is, it is not a quitter.
Jockey Murray Dodd knows the horse better than anyone, having partnered it nine times without a win together. At the Class 5 level — the entry level of British racing, where horses compete to find a race they can win — Bahtiyar has been sent off 20 times and come home empty-handed on every occasion. Zero wins from 20 attempts at a level specifically designed to give horses like this a chance is a striking statistic, and it tells you something honest about where Bahtiyar sits in the pecking order. And yet, the places keep coming. This is not a horse that trails in last — it fights, finishes close, and keeps showing up. For its trainer and the yard around it, that probably counts for something. Whether it ever translates into a win is the question that 32 races has not yet answered.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
8 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 5 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
6 | 1 second, 1 third, 4 other | 3 Jun | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
3 | 3 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 26 May | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 24 Sep | 0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 11 May | 0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 18 Jul | 0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 12 Oct | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 4 Jul | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 May | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 26 Dec | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Jun | 0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jan | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 7 Oct | 0% |