Bulletin

Portman has been open about where Bulletin belongs: trips of a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half, ideally with some softness in the ground. That matches his numbers. Over distances between 1m3f and 1m4f, he wins 1 in every 4 races — a meaningful upgrade on his overall record of roughly 1 in every 7. He showed that ability in a run at Glorious Goodwood where, stepping up in trip, he finished third behind Push The Limit — a performance that clearly pleased his trainer and suggested there is more to come as the horse fills out and matures.

His most recent win came at Kempton Park in August 2025 — though with a run just yesterday, Bulletin is very much in the thick of things right now. The partnership with jockey Rob Hornby is worth watching: across their eight races together, Hornby has ridden him to both career wins, giving them a win rate of 1 in 4 — considerably better than Bulletin manages overall, which suggests the pair have developed a genuine understanding. When Hornby is in the saddle, this horse tends to run a little bigger.

Raced most often at Class 4 level — solid, competitive midfield racing without being the very top tier — Bulletin fits the profile of a horse that can be a regular winner at his level rather than a star. His recent form reads 3-3-4-1-3-2, meaning he has finished placed in five of his last six outings. That kind of consistency is easy to undervalue. He is rarely the headline act, but he is almost always in the picture at the finish — and with Portman suggesting there is still more to come physically, there may be a race or two yet where Bulletin has the last word.