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Bucanero Fuerte

There are horses that turn up, do a job, and disappear. Then there are horses like this one, who have found a home — a specific patch of turf they seem to treat as their own. Bucanero Fuerte has won 4 of its 7 races at The Curragh, which is not a coincidence; that is a pattern worth paying attention to. For context, winning 4 times from 7 visits to the same track is the kind of record that makes trainers deliberately route their horses back there. It started there, winning on its debut at The Curragh in March 2023, and has kept coming back to collect.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Horse
Colour
Bay
Father
Wootton Bassett
Mother
Frida La Blonde
Owner
AMO Racing Limited & Giselle De Aguiar
Rating
115

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
13
Career races
6
Wins
46.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
69.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Across a career of 13 races, this five-year-old has won 6 times and placed in 9 — meaning it has finished in the prize money in almost every race it has entered. A 46% win rate, nearly 1 in every 2 races, is genuinely exceptional. Most good horses in training win somewhere between 1 in 5 and 1 in 4. Winning nearly every other time out puts Bucanero Fuerte in a different bracket entirely, and trainer Robson De Aguiar, operating out of Mullingar in Westmeath, deserves real credit for that. His yard has already sent out 10 winners this season alone, so this is not a one-horse operation — this is a stable in form.

The partnership with jockey David Egan is another thread worth pulling. In 7 races together they have won 3 times — a win rate of 43%, or nearly 3 wins from every 7 rides. That is an unusually productive combination, and when you see Egan booked for this horse, history says it matters.

The one honest caveat is what happens when the level rises. In 3 races at the very top tier — Class 1, the biggest races in Britain and Ireland — Bucanero Fuerte has not yet managed a win. Those are harder fields, stronger horses, smaller margins. It is not unusual for a horse to dominate at one level and find the next step up a different challenge entirely.

Recent form reads 1-1-3-7-1-7 in reverse, so the last two outings have been a win and a placing — the horse is running well right now. It raced just yesterday, which means it is fit, active, and clearly being kept busy. The last win came at The Curragh in August 2025. If the yard keep pointing it back there, do not be surprised when it wins again.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Course specialist at The Curragh: 4 wins from 7 starts (57%)
Strong overall win rate: wins 46% of races
Effective partnership with David Egan: 43% win rate together

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Soft (muddy)
Good to yielding
Soft to heavy
Yielding
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Apr
7th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
14 Sep
3rd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 16 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
18 May
🏆 Won
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
19 Oct
17th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Soft · 20 runners
15 Sep
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
7 Sep
6th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
19 May
🏆 Won
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
10 Sep
3rd
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
12 Aug
🏆 Won
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
David Egan Current Jockey
42.9%
Win rate
3/7
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
2/4
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
7 4 wins, 2 thirds, 1 other 14 Sep 57.1%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 wins 18 May 100%
Ascot
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 19 Oct 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Apr 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Sep 0%