Digby

His record reads 4 wins from 38 races, which works out at just over 1 in every 9 outings. Not prolific, but not the point either. Digby is the kind of horse who accumulates experience and place money, and his yard — Dermot McLoughlin's operation based at Bodeen in Ratoath, County Meath — has clearly kept him ticking over well into his veteran years. McLoughlin has sent out 10 winners already this season, so the stable is in decent form, which makes Digby's recent results slightly frustrating. His last win came at Ballinrobe on 26 May 2025, over 13 months ago, and his last six runs have produced finishes of 11th, 6th, 7th, 5th, and 10th — a tail-off that suggests he is finding it harder to get his head in front at this stage of his career.

The partnership with jockey Patrick M O'Brien tells a similar story — 2 wins from 15 races together, winning roughly 1 in every 7 or 8 rides. That is actually slightly better than Digby's overall rate, which suggests O'Brien knows the horse well enough to get the best from him. The first of those wins together, and Digby's career breakthrough, came at Killarney back in October 2021 — a track with a famously tight, undulating circuit that tends to suit horses who are switched on and experienced rather than raw and explosive.

At the top level, Digby has found life tough: he has run four times in Class 2 races — some of the best races in Ireland — and has yet to win any of them. That is no disgrace; those fields are deep and competitive, and simply getting to the track at 11 and competing at that level says something about his constitution. He raced just yesterday, which means whatever comes next, Digby is very much still in the game.