The horse excels over long distances of two miles or more, where it has managed that single win from 24 attempts (1 in 25 races at that trip), but has struggled consistently in higher-grade races, recording no wins from 13 runs at Class 6 level. Recent form has been forgettable: four second-place finishes and a pair of fifths across its last six outings, with no winner in sight. Freddie Gordon has ridden Douglas Dc eight times and drawn a blank each time, though the horse changed hands frequently enough to suggest its the yard kept searching for the right combination.
Trainer Tony Carroll, based at Cropthorne in Worcestershire, has clearly seen enough potential to keep the horse in work and race it actively — it ran just a day ago. Carroll told the yard he would "mix and match between hurdles and fences" and described Douglas Dc as "quite a versatile sort" that "should pay its way", a typically measured assessment from a trainer whose yard sent out 136 winners this season alone. For a horse that has raced 58 times and won only once, paying its way is probably the most honest ambition left. Douglas Dc remains a willing racer, but the passage of time and the growing gap since that April day at Tramore suggest it is now very much a supporting player.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
6 | 2 seconds, 1 third, 3 other | 25 Sep | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
4 | 3 seconds, 1 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 1 Apr | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 18 Aug | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 7 May | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 21 Jun | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 6 Apr | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 15 Feb | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 2 Sep | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 11 Nov | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 28 Aug | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 22 Aug | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 31 Oct | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 31 Mar | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 11 Apr | 100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Nov | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Feb | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Nov | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jul | 0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Oct | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Dec | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 12 Nov | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 5 Mar | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Sep | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Jun | 0% |