Is She Now

The key to Is She Now lies in distance. Give her ground between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, and she becomes a different proposition entirely: she has won 3 of her last 11 races over that stretch, a win rate of 27 per cent. That is a genuine edge, the kind that separates a useful horse from one that is simply running. Her first career win came at Ayr on 19 June 2026, but it is what she has done since — winning twice more in the space of ten weeks — that suggests a horse finally hitting her stride in middle age.

There is one oddity worth noting. Robbie Colgan rides her regularly and has been in the saddle for nine of her races, yet they have never crossed the line in front together. That zero per cent partnership stands in sharp contrast to her recent form with other jockeys, which raises a question about whether a different rider might unlock something extra. For now, though, Daragh Bourke's yard at Waterbeck is getting results that matter: Is She Now is winning, she is still active, and she knows what winning feels like. That counts for something.