Ballybreeze

The key to Ballybreeze seems to be knowing where to run it. Chepstow is the happy hunting ground: two wins from five races there, a remarkable record when you consider that most horses never win at any single track more than once. The first of those Chepstow wins came back in October 2022, and the most recent arrived as recently as April 2025 — proof that this is no one-off fluke but a genuine course specialist. Something about that track suits Ballybreeze, whether it is the layout, the terrain, or simply a good set of memories.

Ground conditions matter too. On normal ground, Ballybreeze has won 3 of just 5 races — that is a 60% win rate, which is genuinely extraordinary. For context, even the very best horses in the world do not win 6 in every 10 races. When the ground is right, this horse becomes a different proposition entirely.

Ballybreeze competes mainly at Class 3 level — solid, competitive racing, a tier below the very top events in Britain — and has won 2 of 11 races at that level, roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 attempts. That is a respectable return in tough company. Jockey Robert Dunne has been aboard for 6 of those races, winning once together, and the horse is trained by Samuel Drinkwater at his yard in Strensham, Worcestershire — a small but productive operation that has already sent out 9 winners this season.

At 10 years old, Ballybreeze is the kind of horse racing fans develop a genuine soft spot for: experienced, course-savvy, and still performing. Get it back to Chepstow on a dry day and you would be foolish to look the other way.