Bobby Dassler

The key to getting the best out of him is distance. Over a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Bobby Dassler has won 3 from 25 races — a win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 in every 8. That's double his overall record, and it tells you the yard clearly knows where this horse is at his most dangerous. He's not a sprinter, and he's not a stayer — he's a middle-distance specialist who needs things set up just right.

Bobby Dassler runs at Class 6 level, which is the entry level of British Flat racing — the races where the competition is most open and the prizes most modest. Even at that level, he's won just 1 from 22 attempts, though his recent form suggests he's coming into a better spell. His last six runs read 7-3-1-8-4-3, with that "1" being a win at Chepstow just three weeks ago — his most recent victory and a sign he's in decent nick right now. He raced again just yesterday, which shows the team are keen to keep him busy while he's in form.

Trained by Barry John Murphy out of Caerfyrddin in Carmarthenshire, Bobby Dassler is part of a small Welsh yard that has sent out 2 winners this season. His most regular partner in the saddle has been Darragh Keenan, though the pair haven't managed to click yet — 0 wins from 5 races together. That's not necessarily a damning statistic, but it's an interesting wrinkle given that Bobby Dassler's best form has often come with other riders.

He won for the first time at Nottingham in May 2023, and his most recent victory at Chepstow this June suggests a horse who knows his job, finds the right race occasionally, and keeps his the yard — his yard — quietly hopeful.