What makes Tarbat Ness interesting is the partnership between horse and jockey. Gina Mangan has ridden him eleven times and won four of those races — a 36% success rate together, far better than his overall 12% record across all his races. That kind of spike matters; it suggests a real understanding has developed. He races typically at Class 6 level, where he has won 4 of 25 races, and he clearly prefers racing on wet ground, where he has managed 3 wins from just 9 races (33%), compared to 2 wins from 9 on normal ground. Trainer John Berry, based at Newmarket, has found something that works.
Tarbat Ness was last in the winner's enclosure on 4 July at Carlisle, three months ago, and his recent form shows he is still active and competitive. His last six runs read 2-2-3-12-1-3 — two second-place finishes, a third, a well-beaten twelfth, a win, and another third — the sort of mixed bag you see from a mid-level campaigner who stays sound and races regularly. This is a horse who has carved out a modest but genuine career: not one for the big occasions, but one who knows how to win on the ground that suits him and in the company where he belongs.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
8 | 2 wins, 3 seconds, 3 other | 28 Oct | 25% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 4 Jul | 25% |
| Ripon Sharp |
4 | 2 seconds, 2 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 2 wins, 1 second | 3 Sep | 66.7% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 29 Aug | 33.3% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 22 Nov | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 2 Apr | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 14 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 14 Mar | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 3 May | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jul | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Jul | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 May | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Apr | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 14 Aug | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 10 Jun | 0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jan | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jun | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jun | 0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 Jun | 0% |