The Blue Panther

The Blue Panther's best distance is somewhere around a mile to a mile and two furlongs, and over that range the record improves meaningfully — 2 wins from 12 races, or roughly 1 in every 6, which is well above its overall average. It first got off the mark at Gowran Park back in August 2022, but the most recent win came at Listowel in September 2025, about ten months ago, making it the freshest reminder of what this horse can do when conditions suit.

Recent form has been trickier to read. The last six runs show finishes of 4th, 5th, 15th, 13th, 4th, and a 9th — no wins and some well-beaten efforts scattered among the more encouraging placings. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much in active campaigning mode, and Burns's yard has been in decent enough shape this season with five winners already sent out. Gary Carroll, the jockey most associated with The Blue Panther, has ridden it eight times and won once — about 1 in every 8 rides together, which is a reasonable enough partnership without being a standout one.

The honest summary is this: The Blue Panther is not a horse that wins often, but it has shown a genuine and repeatable affinity for Listowel that goes well beyond coincidence. When it turns up there at the right distance, it is worth paying attention.