Bubbles Wonky

His first win came at Catterick Bridge in October 2023, and jockey Sean Kirrane was quietly impressed afterwards, noting the horse has genuine talent, travels well, and quickens sharply when asked. There's also a family connection worth knowing: his older half-brother Mahanakhon was trained by someone with experience of the same bloodline, and the similarities between the two are said to be striking. That kind of background matters, because it suggests the potential has always been there — it's just been a question of finding the right conditions to unlock it.

That unlocking moment seemed to arrive at Hamilton Park on 5 June 2025, when David Allan — his most regular rider — described a race that sounded almost effortless. Wide draw, quick feet to get a good position, ears pricked in front while he was being settled, then tanking down the hill and quickening immediately when asked. Allan's verdict afterwards was telling: they're still figuring this horse out, and the realisation that he might want further than they originally thought could open new doors. The trainer had already flagged a mile as the likely sweet spot, and that's backed up by the numbers — at seven furlongs to a mile, Bubbles Wonky wins 1 in every 6 races, which is a meaningfully better return than his overall record.

The puzzle is that his recent form reads 3-3-4-7-9, and he hasn't won in his last six races. He's also yet to win at Class 3, the level he most often competes at — 0 from 6 at that grade. That gap between the Hamilton performance and what's followed is the central question around him right now. Pattinson's yard has sent out 5 winners this season, so the operation is in decent form. Whether Bubbles Wonky can add to that tally depends on whether the Hamilton version of this horse shows up again — and given what Allan described that day, you'd want to keep him on your radar.