The career numbers tell a similar story of steady reliability. Six wins and 20 places from 36 races — a win rate of 17%, or roughly 1 in every 6 outings — means Tiger Orchid has finished in the top three in more than two thirds of all its races. That is not a horse that blows hot and cold. That is a horse that competes every single time.
The partnership with jockey Charlie Hammond has been central to the best of it. Together they have won 5 races from 25 — that is 1 in every 5 rides, a 20% win rate — which is comfortably better than the horse's overall average and suggests Hammond knows exactly how to get the best out of this one. The first win together came at Southwell in May 2022, and they have clearly built something worth keeping.
Trainer Stuart Edmunds, based at Stewkley in Buckinghamshire, has had a productive season — 24 winners sent out so far — and Tiger Orchid fits the profile of what a well-run yard does best: place a reliable, experienced horse in the right races and let it do its job. Most of Tiger Orchid's career has been spent at Class 4 level, one step below the elite, and that is where the horse thrives most — 4 wins from 20 races at that level, a 20% win rate, or 1 in 5.
What makes this horse worth watching right now is simple: it is 11 years old, it raced yesterday, it won this week, and its recent form is the best it has looked in years. Most horses this age are winding down. Tiger Orchid appears to be doing the opposite.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
11 | 3 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 5 other | 20 Aug | 27.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 2 Oct | 33.3% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 4 Jun | 33.3% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 9 May | 33.3% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 | 2 seconds | 3 Aug | 0% |
| hereford | 2 | 2 seconds | 22 Feb | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 19 May | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Feb | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 Oct | 0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 11 Nov | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jan | 0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 17 Mar | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jul | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jan | 0% |