Put Bitacora in a Class 6 race — the lowest tier of competitive racing — and the numbers change dramatically. From four starts at this level, it has won once and placed twice, giving it a 25% success rate in those easier contests. That single breakthrough win came at Wolverhampton over just over a mile and a quarter, and here too the pattern holds: over distances between 1m1f and 1m2f, Bitacora has won 1 from 8 races, a 12% win rate that is nearly double its overall average. The horse clearly finds its slot when conditions align — the right distance, the right class.
The last 16 months have been frustrating, however. Since that March win, Bitacora has not tasted victory again, though recent form shows flickers of hope: a eighth place ten days ago, but before that three eighth-place finishes in succession. Raced actively and without a win for over a year, the horse remains in work with Bourke, a trainer whose yard has already sent out ten winners this season. Bitacora may not be destined for glory, but at a modest level it knows how to win — and at six years old, with a careful route back to a Class 6 race at the right distance, another victory is not impossible.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 15 Feb | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 31 Jul | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 27 May | 50% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Oct | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Mar | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Jul | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Nov | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Feb | 0% |