Bucanero Fuerte

The numbers behind those wins are worth unpacking. Bucanero Fuerte got off the mark at The Curragh in March 2023 and has been a consistent performer ever since, picking up 9 places in addition to those 6 victories. That means in nearly every race it has run, this horse has been in the mix at the finish. It has a particular fondness for Naas, winning 2 of 3 races there — a track record that suggests it genuinely suits that course rather than stumbling onto a lucky result.

The partnership with jockey David Egan has been productive. Of the 8 races they have run together, Egan has guided Bucanero Fuerte to 3 wins — a win rate of 38%, or just under 2 in every 5. That kind of consistency between horse and rider tends to mean both are comfortable with how the other operates. Trainer Robson De Aguiar, who runs the yard out of Mullingar in County Westmeath, has had 11 winners already this season, so this is a well-run operation sending horses out ready to run.

The one area where Bucanero Fuerte has not yet cracked the code is at the very top level. In 3 races against Class 1 competition — the best races in Britain and Ireland — it has not yet managed a win. That is not unusual; the step up to the elite grade separates most horses, and the fact it keeps being aimed at those races suggests the team believes it belongs there. Recent form has been mixed — a couple of wins followed by a run of mid-pack finishes — but crucially, this horse raced just one day ago, meaning it is very much in active training and part of current plans. The last win came at The Curragh in August 2025, and with a trainer in form and a regular jockey who clearly knows this horse well, there is every reason to think that winning feeling is not too far away.