Cave Hill

The first win came at Newcastle in December 2024, and the second at Hexham in May 2025 — two tracks that suit a certain type of tough, honest performer. At Class 5, Cave Hill has won 2 from 17 races, roughly 1 in every 8 or 9 attempts at that level. That's modest, but it tells you the horse is placed correctly. Push it up in class and those wins probably don't come.

The partnership with jockey Alan Doyle is the most intriguing thread in this story. Together they've won 2 of 13 races — around 1 in every 6-and-a-half rides — which is meaningfully better than the horse's overall record of roughly 1 in 11. Put plainly, Cave Hill runs better with Doyle in the saddle, and that kind of consistent jockey-horse chemistry matters more than people outside racing tend to realise.

Trained by Ian Duncan out of Coylton in Ayrshire — a yard that has sent out nine winners this season — Cave Hill raced just yesterday, which tells you the team keep this horse busy and active. The recent form reads 9-3-9-6-3-5, meaning a couple of decent placed efforts in there but no win in the last six races. The last victory came at Hexham in May 2025, nearly eleven months ago now. Cave Hill isn't on a hot streak. But with five placed finishes across a 23-race career, this is a horse that keeps showing up, keeps competing, and occasionally — with the right jockey, on the right day — gets the job done.