Bass Hunter

Since then, Bass Hunter has done little to contradict that assessment. In just four races, he has won twice and finished in the top three on three other occasions — a win rate of 50%, meaning he wins one in every two races he enters. For context, that is an extraordinary return. Most good racehorses win somewhere between one in five and one in six of their races over a career. Bass Hunter is doing it every other time, and he's only six years old.

The headline result came at Ascot on 19 December 2025, where he won a Class 1 race — one of the very highest level of races run in Britain. Winning at Ascot at that level isn't just impressive, it's the kind of result that changes how people talk about a horse. Gordon was candid afterwards: he rides Bass Hunter himself every morning, and he said the horse showed at Ascot what he already knew from home. High praise, delivered quietly.

His recent form reads 1-1-3-2 going back through his last four races — two wins, a third, and a second. The only slightly awkward number is that twelfth-place finish at the top of the sequence, which is the most recent result and arrived just a day ago. That's worth watching, though it comes against the backdrop of a horse who has otherwise been consistently brilliant. Gordon's yard has sent out 45 winners already this season, so this isn't a small operation getting lucky — Bass Hunter is thriving in a stable that knows what it's doing.

Cheltenham and Aintree have been mentioned as future targets, with one caveat: Gordon is honest that Bass Hunter will need to settle into a race more calmly before he can be expected to win at those tracks. That's not a concern so much as a project. The talent, clearly, is already there.