Try Storm Cat

That one win came at Pontefract on 30 June 2025, and it remains the defining moment of the career so far. The distance range where Try Storm Cat does its best work is five to six-and-a-half furlongs — short, sharp sprints where pace matters more than stamina. In five races over those trips, it has won once, which works out to a 20% win rate, or one in every five. That's meaningfully better than the overall record, and it tells you this horse has a specific sweet spot worth paying attention to.

The recent form figures — 4, 18, 8, 11, 6, 2 — paint a picture of a horse that hasn't rediscovered the magic of that Pontefract day. A second-place finish is buried in there, which shows the ability is still present, but the double-digit results suggest races where it simply hasn't fired. At Class 4 level, which sits in the mid-range of British racing, Try Storm Cat has won once from four races, a 25% win rate — the best conversion figure anywhere in its record, and a sign that this is comfortably its right level for now.

Trainer Jessica Macey operates out of Doncaster and has sent out 13 winners already this season, which means the yard is in decent form. A horse that ran just one day ago is clearly being kept busy, and an active campaign at this stage of the season suggests the team believes there is another win somewhere in the locker. Whether Try Storm Cat can find Pontefract form again is the question worth watching.