Spicy Margarita

The recent picture is a mixed one. Looking at the last six runs, there have been a pair of fifth-place finishes sandwiching some tougher days, including an eighth and a fifteenth. That fifteenth is the kind of result that raises questions, but the back-to-back fifths on either side of it suggest those are the horse's more typical runs — competitive enough to be in the picture without quite threatening the front. The win at Dundalk now stands 14 months in the past, which is a long gap, and nothing in the recent form suggests another victory is imminent.

Trained by Robson De Aguiar out of Mullingar in Westmeath, Spicy Margarita is part of a yard that has sent out 10 winners this season — so De Aguiar clearly knows how to get horses to win. The challenge now is finding the right opportunity for this particular horse to rediscover that February 2025 feeling. Spicy Margarita raced just one day ago, so the yard — the team, rather — are keeping this horse busy, which at least shows they haven't given up on finding another opening.

At four years old, there is still time for things to click. But based on what we know, Spicy Margarita is a horse whose supporters need patience above all else.