Tyger Bay

The horse has raced actively right through its career, with recent form showing some volatility. Over the last six runs, Tyger Bay has finished 8th, 4th, 1st, 8th, 5th, and 2nd — typical of a horse still willing to compete but without the sharpness of a younger animal. Its last victory came at Great Yarmouth on 16 September, five weeks ago, which is recent enough to suggest it remains capable on its day. Joe Leavy, who has ridden Tyger Bay 12 times, has won 3 of those races together (a 25% win rate), making him one of the horse's more successful partners, though the recent rides suggest they may not have lined up as frequently of late.

What makes Tyger Bay interesting is not any single brilliant achievement but rather this: it is a nine-year-old with 73 races on its record, still racing, still winning occasionally, still competitive. That kind of longevity at the track speaks to soundness and a genuine will to race. First past the post at Kempton Park back in February 2022, Tyger Bay has pieced together a modest but real career — 11 wins from 73 races is unglamorous but respectable, and horses that stay in training and racing this long, this actively, tend to be the ones their trainers actually believe in.