Bodhi Bear

The partnership with jockey Seamie Heffernan has been the real story. In seven races together, they have won three times — that is winning 3 in every 7 rides, or just over 43%, which is an exceptional hit rate by any measure. When Heffernan climbs aboard, this horse turns up. The first career win came at Navan back in October 2024, but the most recent was at The Curragh just eight weeks ago, on 28 March 2026 — one of Ireland's most prestigious venues and a place where only the better horses tend to shine. Winning there means something.

Bodhi Bear races out of the yard of J A Stack, based at Golden in County Tipperary, and the operation is clearly in good health — 15 winners already this season suggests a stable firing on all cylinders. When a horse comes from a yard in that kind of form, it is worth paying attention. The recent six-run sequence does show some inconsistency — finishes of 5th, 8th, 1st, 20th, and 9th — but that single win sandwiched between those modest efforts is the kind of performance that keeps the yard believing. A 20th-place finish looks ugly on paper, but even the best horses have days when nothing goes right.

What makes Bodhi Bear genuinely interesting is that this is a horse still only four years old, already winning at a track like The Curragh, and having raced just one day ago — so the story is very much still being written. If the Heffernan partnership continues and the yard stays in form, there is every reason to think the best chapters are still ahead.