Matching Energy

When Matching Energy steps into Class 4 company — the lower-rung races where it has done most of its running — it performs noticeably better, winning 1 of every 4 races (1 win from 4). That single success, at Hexham in mid-2025, remains its only victory to date. The horse is trained by Daragh Bourke at Waterbeck in Dumfries and Galloway, a yard that has already saddled ten winners this season. Matching Energy has raced within the last day and remains actively campaigned, suggesting the team still sees room for improvement. Whether it can rediscover that spark that brought success at Hexham, or whether it has simply plateaued at this level, will depend on where Bourke chooses to pitch it next.