Ballybawn Belter

Liz Doyle trains the horse, and her yard has sent out 4 winners already this season, suggesting a team in decent form. The most frequent partnership in the saddle has been with jockey Simon Torrens, who has ridden Ballybawn Belter 13 times and won twice together — a 15% win rate, or roughly 2 in every 13 rides. That is not a flashy record, but it speaks to a consistent, ongoing relationship rather than a one-off arrangement. When horse and rider know each other well, that familiarity can matter on big days.

Leopardstown is the track to mention in the same breath as this horse's name. With 2 wins from 6 races there, it has found something it likes about that course — whether the layout, the ground it tends to provide, or simply that its first career win came there on 6 March 2022, a track where good memories have a habit of repeating. Two wins from 6 visits to any single course is the kind of stat that makes trainers seek out a race on the card there whenever possible.

The most recent win came at Limerick on 28 December 2025 — about three months ago — and recent form of 6-7-1-6-2-2 tells a nuanced story. That win is the standout, but two second-place finishes in the mix suggest the horse is competing well and not simply making up numbers. Last raced just 27 days ago, Ballybawn Belter is clearly being kept busy and in good health. At eight years old, this is a horse at the experienced end of its career, and Liz Doyle appears to be placing it carefully, hunting the conditions and courses where it has already proved it belongs.