The horse runs most often for trainer Tristan Davidson's yard in Irthington, Cumbria, which has been in good form this season with 21 winners. Her partnership with regular jockey Andrew Mullen is particularly fruitful — he has ridden her to 8 wins from 30 races together, a rate of better than one win in four, significantly above her overall average. On normal ground conditions, Iris Dancer performs best, winning 6 of 23 races in those circumstances, a 26% success rate that shows she is at her most comfortable when the surface is neither too soft nor too hard.
However, her recent form has stalled. She has not found the winner's circle in her last six races, returning finishes of 8th, 9th, 5th, 9th, 10th, and 3rd — a sequence that suggests she is struggling to recapture the form that made her a reliable winner. At Class 4 level, where she typically competes, she has won only 6 of 41 races. Still, at eight years old and with a win just two months ago, she remains capable, and at Hamilton Park especially, she deserves respect whenever she lines up.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
39 | 12 wins, 4 seconds, 3 thirds, 20 other | 20 Sep | 30.8% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
10 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 7 other | 18 May | 10% |
| Ayr Galloping |
10 | 2 thirds, 8 other | 5 May | 0% |
| York Galloping |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 25 Jul | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 30 Jun | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Nov | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 20 Apr | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Apr | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Sep | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Sep | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 19 Oct | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Oct | 0% |