Tim Toe

The five-year-old opened his account at Thurles in March 2025, and his most recent win came at Bellewstown just this week — so we are talking about a horse that is very much in the middle of his story rather than at the end of it. His last four results, reading from most recent back, go 1-5-2-1: a win, a fifth, a second, and a win before that. That fifth place is the one slight blemish, and De Bromhead himself shed some light on it during a stable tour in November, noting that Tim Toe's jumping was a little careful that day and that he seemed to prefer better, faster ground — which tracks, given that his first win came on good ground.

De Bromhead is one of Irish racing's most respected trainers, and his yard has sent out 107 winners already this season alone. That is a remarkable volume, and it means Tim Toe is not simply winning because the competition is thin — he is earning his results in a busy, high-functioning operation that sets high standards. When a horse stands out in a yard like that, it tends to mean something.

What makes Tim Toe genuinely interesting is how clean his record is. Most horses take time to find their feet, rack up unplaced runs, and gradually work out what conditions suit them. This one seems to have arrived already knowing. With the ground question now better understood and a fresh win on the board from just yesterday, the next few months could tell us a lot about exactly how good he is.