San Francisco Bay

Most of his racing has come at Class 6 level, the entry-level tier of British racing, where he has won 3 of 22 races (14%, or about 1 in 7). That's a reasonable return at that level, and it tells you the team around him has generally pitched him in races where he belongs. He's also shown a glimpse of something extra over shorter trips — at distances between five and six-and-a-half furlongs, he has won 1 from 4, which is 25%, or 1 in every 4 attempts. For a horse who doesn't win that often, that short-distance record is worth noting.

He's currently trained by Henry Candy at Kingston Warren in Oxfordshire, a yard that has sent out 9 winners already this season — a good sign that things are ticking along nicely. His most regular partner in the saddle is Trevor Whelan, and the two have built a decent partnership: 2 wins from 13 races together, which works out at around 15%, or 1 in every 6-7 rides. That's notably better than his overall win rate, suggesting Whelan brings something out of him.

His most recent win came at Nottingham in July 2025, and his last six runs read 7-12-4-2-5-1 — meaning that Nottingham win was followed by a second place, which is encouraging. He raced just yesterday, which means he is actively campaigning right now and clearly in good health. A horse that runs as regularly as this one without breaking down is genuinely valuable to a small yard.

San Francisco Bay is never going to trouble the big races, but he is exactly the kind of dependable, low-maintenance horse that keeps a yard ticking — and on his day over a sharp distance, he can still find a winner's enclosure.