Whatsavailable

The partnership with jockey Darragh O'Keeffe is worth noting too. When O'Keeffe is in the saddle, Whatsavailable wins roughly 1 in every 7 races together — 3 wins from 21 rides, or 14%. That is nearly double the horse's overall win rate across its career, which tells you these two have developed a genuine understanding over time. O'Keeffe has been on board for all three career wins, and that is not a coincidence.

The ground matters as well. On slightly wet conditions, Whatsavailable has won 2 of its 8 races — a 25% win rate that stands well above anything it manages on drier surfaces. Trainer M F Morris, based in Fethard, County Tipperary, has sent out four winners already this season, so the yard is in decent form. The last win came at Fairyhouse in November 2024, now 19 months ago, and the recent run of form — finishing fourth, then well back in tenth, twelfth, and thirteenth — suggests it has been in a difficult patch. The fourth-place finish most recently, just a day ago, at least hints at a horse trying to work its way back into contention.

At nine years old, time is not exactly on Whatsavailable's side. But horses are creatures of habit, and this one has a habit of running well at exactly one place. If M F Morris and Darragh O'Keeffe point it back towards Fairyhouse on a soft day, you would be unwise to ignore it completely.