Arugam Bay

The wins came in quick succession last summer. The first arrived at Fairyhouse on 13 June 2025, and then Arugam Bay backed it up with another victory at Tipperary on 2 July — two wins inside three weeks, which is the sort of form that makes a yard sit up and take notice. Since then, the recent form figures of 9-7-6 tell a slightly different story, suggesting the horse has found things tougher in its last three runs, though that dip in form is not unusual for a young horse stepping up in class or encountering different conditions.

Arugam Bay is trained by the father-and-son team of Eddie and Patrick Harty, based at Curragh in Co Kildare. The yard has hit the ground running this season with 17 winners already, so this is a team in good form and confident in what they're doing. A horse coming out of a yard firing like that is always worth a second look, even when its own recent results have been modest.

At just three years old, Arugam Bay is at exactly the stage where everything can click into place — or where the gaps in class and experience start to show. The two wins on the board prove it can get the job done, and the challenge now is whether it can rediscover that July form and add to them.