Billy Lee Swagger

The win rate sits at around 1 in every 10 races, which is on the lower side, but the placing record softens that picture considerably. There's clearly a horse here that finds a way to be involved at the business end of a race, just not always the very front of it. The first career win came at Punchestown on New Year's Eve 2023 — a nice occasion to get off the mark — and the second arrived at Fairyhouse in November 2025, roughly two years later. That gap between wins is long, and the current run of six races without a victory will be a concern for the team.

Jockey Tiernan Power Roche has partnered Billy Lee Swagger more than anyone else, riding in 8 of those 20 races together and winning 1 of them — about a 1-in-8 partnership by the numbers. That's not a standout ratio, but the combination clearly has enough to keep the booking coming. Trainer P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in County Wicklow, has had a productive season with 36 winners sent out, which shows the yard is in decent form even if this particular horse hasn't added to the tally recently.

The recent form figures of finishing 17th twice in among the blanks suggest the last few outings have been tough going. That said, a horse that was winning as recently as five months ago and raced only yesterday is clearly being kept busy, and the team appears to believe there's more to come. Whether Billy Lee Swagger can find the right opportunity to add a third win to the record remains to be seen, but with a yard firing on all cylinders behind it, the chances aren't gone yet.