Lord Abama

The horse has a clear preference, though, and it matters. On fast, dry ground, Lord Abama wins roughly 1 in every 5 races (3 wins from 14). That's double his overall win rate and suggests he is a very different proposition when the track is quick rather than soft or muddy. Even more striking is his specialization at Thirsk, where he has won 3 of his 11 races there—a win rate of 27 percent at that single track. His most recent victory came at Thirsk on 17 June 2025, a date now uncomfortably distant. That course knows him well, and he knows it well.

Connor Beasley, his most frequent riding partner, has partnered him 15 times and won once together (7%), a win rate below the horse's overall average. Dods, his trainer based at Piercebridge in County Durham, is having a decent season with 43 winners, though Lord Abama is not yet among them this year. The horse typically competes at Class 5, the lower tier of racing, where he has won 2 of 22 races (9%). His €74,000 career prize money reflects the level at which he operates—solid, workmanlike fare rather than high-class racing. At seven years old, with a long spell without a win, he remains a horse hunting for better ground and the right race, rather than one on the rise.