Firefox

The most striking thing about Firefox is what happens when you point him at Down Royal. Three races there, three wins — a perfect record at a track that clearly suits everything about him. His last win came there in November 2025, and after that race Gordon Elliott was effusive: he felt jockey Jack Kennedy had timed the ride to perfection, delivering Firefox at exactly the right moment. That kind of track dominance isn't luck; it's a horse who knows the place and thrives on it.

Ground matters too. On slightly wet conditions, Firefox is unbeaten — 3 wins from 3 races, a 100% record. That's a small sample, but it's striking enough to pay attention to. When the ground has a bit of give in it and the track is Down Royal, the question isn't whether Firefox will run well, but who's going to beat him.

The bigger question is whether he can take that next step. In Class 1 races — the very top tier of the sport — he has run three times without winning. But the team around him clearly believes he belongs at that level. Elliott spoke warmly about Firefox's run in the Irish Gold Cup, describing it as a huge effort from off the pace, and suggested a tilt at a major race could be on the cards. Jockey Jack Kennedy, who has partnered him in 9 of his 21 races and ridden 2 of those 6 wins, was measured after Cheltenham, noting that the distance of three miles and two furlongs might just have stretched him — a subtle hint that finding the right race at the right distance matters.

With his last race just yesterday, Firefox is as current as it gets. He's a horse who has carved out his own territory — a course specialist, a wet-ground expert, and a horse whose team thinks the very best might still be ahead of him.