What is encouraging is the trajectory of her recent form. Reading her last six runs from most recent backwards — 2, 5, 5, 3, 1, 4 — you can see a horse that was finishing mid-pack not long ago and is now consistently knocking on the door. Two runner-up finishes bookending that sequence suggest she has found a level where she is genuinely competitive, rather than simply making up the numbers.
Her best distance is a stretch of between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, where she has won 1 from 10 races — 10% of the time at that trip, which is meaningfully better than her overall record. That tells you her trainer Sue Gardner knows exactly where to place her. Gardner, based at Longdown in Devon, is a small yard that punches with precision rather than volume — eight winners sent out this season is a solid return, and every one of them matters. When a trainer operating at that level picks her spots carefully, it pays to take notice.
Baynoona tends to run in Class 6 races, which sit at the lower end of the racing ladder — these are contests designed for horses finding their feet or settling into a comfortable level of competition. She has won 1 from 8 at that level, a 12% win rate, which is actually a healthier number than it might first appear for a horse of her profile. She is not a big earner or a headline act, but she is a horse that rewards patience, and right now the form line is pointing in the right direction.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Undulating |
9 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 6 other | 29 Apr | 11.1% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 11 Nov | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Aug | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 May | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jun | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |