What is genuinely encouraging is the direction of travel. Reading her last four results from oldest to most recent — 2, 3, 6, 10 — might look like things are going backwards, but flip that around: her most recent run was a tenth, yet just before that she was finishing second and third. At two years old, consistency is rarely a straight line, and one or two rough outings mean very little at this stage of a career. She raced just yesterday, which means she is very much in the thick of an active campaign.
She is trained by Robson De Aguiar, based in Mullingar, County Westmeath. The yard has hit the ground running this season with 16 winners, which tells you this is not a quiet backwater operation — De Aguiar clearly knows how to get horses ready to perform. Belle Island is still learning, but she is learning in a yard that knows what it is doing, and at two years old, that matters enormously. Plenty of horses find their stride in the second half of their first season, and with a trainer in form behind her, the pieces are in place for that first win to arrive sooner rather than later.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jul | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Apr | 0% |