Bosom Pals

Tom Dascombe's yard at Upper Lambourn has been prolific this season with 22 winners, so there is competence in the corner. Pierre-Louis Jamin has ridden Bosom Pals five times, winning on one of those occasions — a 20% partnership that is notably better than the horse's overall record, which hints that they may have found something when they click. The concerning detail is the gap since that Thirsk success: Bosom Pals hasn't won in 13 months, though recent form suggests the horse hasn't completely lost it. Yesterday's outing was a ninth-place finish, following a run where it came fourth just days earlier. Those efforts, mixed as they are, show the horse is still in the mix, still fighting for a place, even if a second career win remains elusive. At three years old, there is time to find another breakthrough moment — but the 11% win rate across 9 races makes it clear that Bosom Pals is a horse very much in the middle ranks, reliable enough to be competitive over its preferred middle distances but not yet a consistent winner.