Bruce Banner

The interesting detail is his record at lower-level Class 6 races, where he wins about one in every three and a half starts. That 29% win rate (2 wins from 7 races) suggests he has genuine ability when dropped into competitive company he can handle, but the moment the bar gets raised, he struggles. His last win came at Musselburgh on 28 November 2024 — nearly a year ago now — and he has been chasing that form ever since without success. His last six races tell a sobering story: two fourth-place finishes, two more fourths, a second, and a fifth. He is getting into the placings regularly, finishing in the top three in five of those six runs, but the wins have dried up completely.

Nicola Currie has ridden him six times for trainer Rebecca Menzies, winning once together — a 17% win rate that is above his overall average, which suggests there might be some understanding there worth revisiting. Menzies runs a prolific yard at Morden, Durham, with 36 winners sent out this season, so Bruce Banner is not the only horse she is managing. With a race just yesterday, he remains active and in work. For a horse his age and record, the challenge now is finding the right level and surface where he can rediscover his winning form before the gap from his last victory becomes so wide that he starts to fade from the mix altogether.