Bullet Bourbon

The win came at Dundalk on 12 July 2026, and what makes it worth paying attention to is the distance. Over seven furlongs to a mile — its sweet spot — Bullet Bourbon has won 1 race from 7 attempts, a 14% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 7. That might not sound dramatic, but it is exactly double its overall record, which is a clear signal: get this horse over the right trip and it becomes a different proposition. Plenty of horses never find the distance that suits them. This one has.

The recent form tells an interesting story too. Reading from the most recent race backwards, the sequence goes: a win, a couple of blank runs, then a 13th, a 7th, a 9th, and a 2nd. That second place in the mix suggests potential that wasn't always being converted — and now, suddenly, the win has arrived. Momentum can matter in racing, and Bullet Bourbon heads into its next race as a horse that just got off the mark.

Behind the horse is the yard of T G McCourt, based in Stamullen, Co Meath. With 13 winners sent out already this season, McCourt's operation is clearly in decent form, and a trainer hitting their stride tends to make every horse in the yard a slightly better prospect. Bullet Bourbon is not the only one running well out of Stamullen right now.

Still only three, this horse has time to develop. At the moment its record is modest, but the pieces are there: a preferred distance, a yard in form, and a win just landed. Whether Bullet Bourbon builds on it or disappears back into the pack is the question — but right now, it is worth watching.