One More Bottle

What's most interesting about One More Bottle is the partnership with jockey Elizabeth Gale. While the horse has won just once from 21 career attempts, it has a much better record when Gale is in the saddle — winning 1 from 6 races together, a win rate of 17%. That's a meaningful difference and suggests the jockey and horse have found a rhythm that works. The horse also shows a clear preference for middle-distance races between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, winning 1 of 9 races over that distance — again, significantly better than its overall record. Trainer Lizzie Quinlan's Bolton Mill yard in Cumbria operates at a modest scale but has picked out winners this season, and One More Bottle remains actively campaigned after racing just a day ago.

The long stretch without a win — 13 months since that July 2025 victory at Ayr — might suggest the horse is struggling, but the recent form figures tell a different story. The last six runs show finishes of 6th, 10th, 7th, 8th, 14th, and 2nd, with that runner-up finish coming most recently. A horse in genuine decline tends to post worse numbers. One More Bottle appears to be a genuine Class 6 competitor that runs hard, places regularly enough to keep things interesting, and has shown it can win when everything aligns — the right distance, the right jockey, the right day.