Tippin And Tappin

Across a 12-race career, Tippin And Tappin has won twice and placed three times — a win rate of around 1 in every 6 races, or 17% if you prefer the number. That might not sound like much, but context matters: those two wins have both come in the last couple of months, the first at Limerick on 22 May 2025, then a second at Killarney on 18 July. That's a horse that waited a long time to get going and then delivered back-to-back wins when it did. Whether that represents a horse finally clicking into form, or simply meeting the right conditions at the right moment, is exactly the kind of question that makes racing worth following.

The jockey partnership with Darragh O'Keeffe is worth noting. In 7 races together, they've won twice — that's a win rate of 29%, or almost 1 in every 3 rides. For comparison, the overall career record is 1 win from every 6. The numbers suggest that when O'Keeffe is in the saddle, something works noticeably better, and that kind of consistent jockey-horse relationship often signals a team that has figured something out about how to get the best from the horse.

E Bolger's yard has sent out 14 winners this season, which speaks to a stable in decent form. Tippin And Tappin raced just one day ago, so it is very much in the middle of an active campaign. Whether it can make it three wins from its last three starts remains to be seen — but for a horse that took 10 races to register its first win, the way it has accelerated since May is genuinely interesting.