Offiah's Boy

Trainer Joe Tickle has had a productive season, sending out 20 winners from his Devon base, and Offiah's Boy has played its part. The horse opened its account at Lingfield Park in June 2025 and followed that up with a win at Salisbury in August — two different tracks, which tells you this is not a one-trick pony. Bath is where it has really made its mark, though: 2 wins from 6 races there, which means it has won 1 in every 3 times it has turned up at that particular course. For a horse with a 1-in-7 overall record, that is a significant upgrade, and it is the kind of detail that a smart punter or a patient trainer files away carefully.

The conditions that suit it best are equally telling. On fast, dry ground, Offiah's Boy wins 3 from 10 — that is 30%, or almost 1 in 3 — compared to a much quieter record elsewhere. It also does its best work over a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, winning 3 from 14 races at those trips, a 21% win rate. When you add those preferences together — dry ground, a mile and a bit, and ideally Bath on the card — you have a horse with a very clear profile of when to watch it closely.

Jockey Taylor Fisher brings out the best in it too. The pair have won 3 of their 11 races together, which is 27% — nearly 1 in every 4 — and that partnership clearly works. The less encouraging news is that Offiah's Boy has not won in its last 6 races, with recent finishes of 8th, 12th, 10th, 11th, 5th, and 6th. That run began 11 months ago, so the horse is in a bit of a dry spell. But with the right conditions, the right track, and Fisher in the saddle, the ingredients for a return to winning form are all still very much there.