Rodney Bay

The most recent of those wins came at The Curragh in Ireland back in October 2023 — and that was 29 months ago now. His last six races have all produced finishing positions of 8th or worse, which paints a pretty clear picture of where things currently stand. He raced just three days ago, so he's an active runner, but the form isn't pointing anywhere particularly hopeful right now.

Where Rodney Bay does look most at home is over a distance of a mile and six furlongs to two miles — that middle-distance range suits him best, and he's won 1 of his 9 races at those trips, a win rate of about 11%. That's actually more than double his overall average, which tells you something useful: if there's a version of this horse that can be competitive, it tends to show up when the distance is right. His first career win came at Downpatrick back in October 2022, and both victories have come in Ireland.

He's trained by Nick Scholfield at Lambourn in Berkshire, a yard that has sent out 19 winners this season — so there's clearly ability there to get horses winning. His most frequent jockey is P J O'Hanlon, who has been aboard six times without a win together. That's a combination still searching for its moment.

Rodney Bay is not a horse you'd back with any great confidence right now — a 29-month winning drought and a run of eight-placed finishes speak for themselves. But he keeps racing, keeps showing up, and at trips that suit him, he's shown he can occasionally find a way to the winner's enclosure. Whether that happens again at nine is the question.