Hurricane Bay

The most interesting thing about Hurricane Bay is what happens when you put him at Huntingdon. In three visits to that track, he has won twice — that is a 67% win rate, the kind of number that makes trainers keep coming back. His most recent win came there just five weeks ago, in May 2026, and the description from jockey Tom Cannon afterwards told you everything: once he got to the front, he started waiting for the others to catch him. That is a horse who knows exactly where he is and what he is doing. Cannon added that he just knuckles down once racing is underway, and that quality has clearly suited the rhythms of Huntingdon's track.

Lucy Wadham trains him out of Newmarket, a yard that has sent out 18 winners already this season — a productive operation. Bryony Frost has been his most regular partner, riding him in 10 races together and winning 2 of them, a 1-in-5 return that mirrors his overall record. Wadham has been open about placing him carefully — after his first win at Doncaster back in November 2022, she noted the value in finding the right level of race rather than pitching him into unnecessarily tough company.

Ground matters enormously to Hurricane Bay. On normal conditions he has won 5 of 15 races — exactly 1 in 3 — and Wadham has said clearly that wet or heavy ground is not for him. He has specifically mentioned Doncaster, Kempton, and Ludlow as tracks he targets because they tend to come up on the faster side. That kind of trainer self-awareness is worth noting: when Hurricane Bay turns up at one of those three venues in reasonable conditions, his record says you should pay attention.

At 10 years old he is not getting younger, but nothing in his recent form suggests he is slowing down. A win five weeks ago, a race just yesterday — this is a horse in the middle of an active campaign, trained by someone who clearly understands exactly what brings out his best.