Bodhi Bear

Trained by J A Stack out of Golden in County Tipperary, the horse is part of a yard that has sent out 12 winners this season alone — a meaningful indicator that the operation knows how to get horses ready to perform. Bodhi Bear's first career win came at Navan in October 2024, and that track has clearly remained a happy hunting ground. The most recent victory came there again on 7th June 2026, just six weeks ago, which means this is a horse in the middle of an active campaign rather than one being dusted off after a break.

The recent form makes for interesting reading: reading from the latest race backwards, it goes 18-3-1-5-8-1. That first figure — 18th — stands out as the one rough run in an otherwise competitive sequence, but sandwiched around it are two wins and two placed efforts. Winning 2 of the last 6 races is a strong clip, and it suggests the yard is placing Bodhi Bear in races it can genuinely win rather than simply making up numbers.

The partnership with Seamie Heffernan is worth noting. In eight races together, they have won three — that is 3 wins from 8, or a win rate of 38%. To put that in context, winning more than a third of your races together is a genuinely impressive ratio, and it points to a jockey who has taken the time to understand how this horse wants to be ridden. When a horse and jockey click at that level, it usually means there is more to come.

Still only four and currently racing, Bodhi Bear looks like a horse on an upward curve — competitive enough to place more often than not, sharp enough to win at a decent clip, and in the care of a yard clearly in good form this season.