The recent form makes for tough reading: finishing 4th, 7th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 6th across the last six races, with no win to show for any of it. That Brighton success now sits 13 months in the past, and the horse raced just yesterday, so the yard — sorry, the team — are clearly keeping Port Hedland active and looking for another opportunity. Sometimes horses like this will find a race that suits them perfectly once or twice a season; the rest of the time, they're filling out the field.
Jockey Jack Doughty has been the regular partner, riding Port Hedland in 8 of its 27 races and riding that one winner — giving them a shared win rate of 12%, or roughly 1 win in every 8 races together, which is actually better than the horse's overall record suggests. The trainer is Tony Carroll, operating out of Cropthorne in Worcestershire. Carroll is a high-volume trainer who has sent out 136 winners this season alone, which is a genuinely impressive number — it means his yard is producing winners at a steady, industrial rate. Port Hedland may not be his star pupil, but in a large, busy operation like Carroll's, every horse gets its chance.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
7 | 2 thirds, 5 other | 21 Apr | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
5 | 1 win, 4 other | 29 May | 20% |
| Bath Undulating |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 22 May | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 4 Dec | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 2 thirds, 1 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jul | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jul | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 Sep | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Sep | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 8 Jan | 0% |