Bucanero Fuerte

The five-year-old is trained by Robson De Aguiar out of Mullingar in County Westmeath, a yard that has sent out 11 winners already this season — so this is clearly not a one-horse operation. In the saddle, David Egan has been the key partner, and the numbers speak for themselves: 3 wins from 7 rides together, a hit rate of 43%, which mirrors the horse's own career average almost exactly. When jockey and horse click like that, it tends to mean something.

Naas has become something of a happy hunting ground. Two wins from just 3 races there makes it the kind of track where Bucanero Fuerte seems to genuinely thrive — not just run well, but win. That kind of course form is exactly what shrewd racegoers look for, and it first announced itself on the big stage at The Curragh in March 2023. The Curragh is Ireland's most prestigious flat racing venue, so a debut win there is no small thing — and the horse went back to win there again in August 2025, showing this isn't a horse that just flukes its moments.

Recent form tells a slightly more complicated story. The last six runs read 5-7-3-1-1-17, which means back-to-back wins followed by a mix of solid efforts and one poor run. Against the very best in Class 1 company — the top tier of racing — Bucanero Fuerte has yet to convert, going 0 from 3 at that level. That's not a disgrace; those races are the hardest in Britain and Ireland, and simply being competitive there speaks to a horse operating at a high level. The question is whether it can find that extra gear when it matters most. Given it raced just a day ago and is clearly in the thick of a busy campaign, the yard will be watching closely for the right opportunity to find out.