Sixtygeesbaby

Trained at Upper Helmsley in North Yorkshire, Sixtygeesbaby has posted 2 wins from 13 races — roughly 1 in every 6-and-a-half outings — which is a modest return on paper, but the trajectory matters here. His Doncaster win in April 2025 told a more interesting story than the bare result. O'Meara spoke about the horse putting his head down and battling, showing real resolve under pressure — the kind of gritty determination that trainers quietly love, because fitness and ability can be trained into a horse, but fight is harder to manufacture. He is also a half-brother to Rogue Lightning, which gives him some interesting bloodlines to live up to.

His recent run of form — finishing 8th, 13th, 5th, 10th, 8th, and 5th in his last six races — makes for uncomfortable reading, and six races without a win is a dry spell that would test anyone's patience. But O'Meara's yard has sent out 101 winners this season alone, which tells you this is a team that knows how to get a horse to win, and the trainer was speaking enthusiastically about a potential run at Newmarket in a valuable race. That suggests confidence rather than resignation.

At Class 4 level — the solid, competitive middle tier of British racing — Sixtygeesbaby has won 1 from 3, a rate of 1 in 3, which is actually a very healthy return at that grade. The question now is whether the horse that battled so tenaciously at Doncaster can rediscover that form, and whether stepping up to a bigger occasion at Newmarket might be the moment he announces himself more loudly. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in the middle of his campaign, and with a trainer in form and a horse apparently maturing into his potential, the next few weeks look worth watching.