Red Snapper

That win came at Bath on 20 October 2025, and it remains the defining moment of Red Snapper's career so far. Bath is a famously tricky track — an elongated loop on a hillside that can catch horses and jockeys off guard — so winning there is no small thing. The horse raced yesterday, which means it is very much in the thick of a busy campaign rather than being managed carefully from a distance.

In the saddle for that breakthrough, as for four other races, was Ben Ffrench Davis. Together they have won 1 from 5 races — a 20% win rate, which is comfortably better than Red Snapper's overall record. That kind of partnership often matters more than it looks on paper: a jockey who knows a horse's quirks can make the difference between a near-miss and a winner's enclosure. Red Snapper has a habit of running into second place — twice in recent runs — which suggests a horse that competes honestly but has needed the right moment to go one better.

One puzzle worth noting: Red Snapper has run three times at Class 5 level — the more accessible end of the racing ladder — and hasn't won any of them. The one win actually came outside that bracket, which is a slightly unusual pattern. It hints that this horse may not be a straightforward animal to place, and that trainer Kathy Turner is still working out where Red Snapper performs best.

Turner operates out of Sigwells in Somerset and has sent out six winners this season — a modest but solid output from what is clearly a smaller yard. Red Snapper's win at Bath represents exactly the kind of result that keeps a smaller operation ticking over, and with the horse still only three and racing regularly, there is every reason to think the story isn't finished yet.