Port Louis

The most recent win came at Cork on 6 May 2025, which at first glance sounds recent enough — until you realise that was 14 months ago. Since then, Port Louis has gone six races without winning, and the latest form figures make for slightly mixed reading: a placing in second, then a blank run, then finishes of tenth, twelfth, and third going further back. That second place is the glimmer of hope here — it suggests the ability is still there, it just needs everything to click at the right moment.

Bernard Llewellyn trains the horse from his yard in Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan, and the operation is in decent health right now — 12 winners sent out already this season, which is a solid return and suggests the horses are running well. Colin Keane, who partners Port Louis most regularly, has ridden the horse in 13 of its 33 races and come away with 1 win — a win rate of around 1 in every 13 rides together. That is not a flourishing partnership on paper, but Keane is a high-quality jockey and the horse clearly trusts the relationship enough to keep the booking.

Port Louis raced just one day ago, which means this is a horse right in the thick of its season. Whether that recent run offers encouragement will depend on the finish position, but the fact the yard keeps finding opportunities for it speaks to a belief that a good day is still possible. Two wins from 33 races is a modest total, but plenty of horses with similar records suddenly find their moment. Port Louis has already proved it can win — Cork in May 2025 and Roscommon back in May 2023 are both on the record. The question now is simply how long before it finds its way back to the winner's spot.