Try Storm Cat

The one win came at Pontefract on 30 June 2025, and the recent form makes for interesting reading. Reading the last six runs from most recent backwards — 11, 6, 2, 10, 1, 2 — you can see a horse that blows hot and cold. The two finishes outside the top ten are a little concerning, but sandwiched in there are a win and two runner-up spots, which tells you the talent is real when everything clicks. Figuring out what brings out the best in Try Storm Cat is the puzzle the team at Doncaster will be working to solve.

The distances that suit this horse best are the short, sharp sprints — between five and six and a half furlongs. In four races at those distances, Try Storm Cat has won once, a win rate of 25%, or roughly 1 in every 4 races. That is a meaningful improvement on the overall record, and it points clearly to where this horse should be aimed. Sprinting suits a horse that has natural speed but perhaps does not want to be asked hard questions over a longer trip.

Trainer Jessica Macey, based in Doncaster, has had 15 winners on the board this season — a solid, productive yard that knows how to place its horses well. Try Storm Cat typically lines up in Class 4 company, one step below the highest levels, and has won 1 from 4 at that level (25%). With a race as recently as yesterday, this is a horse very much in the thick of its campaign, and there will be more opportunities to come. Whether Try Storm Cat can string together some consistency is the next question — the ability to finish second is nice, but turning those near-misses into wins is what separates a useful horse from a genuinely exciting one.