Dion Baker

The most interesting thing about Dion Baker is the gap between where he races and where he actually wins. He competes most often at Class 5 — the lower end of the British racing ladder — and has managed zero wins from 33 races at that level. Yet zoom out slightly to look at his whole career and you find four wins, all of them coming at distances between seven furlongs and a mile. At that trip he has won 4 from 39 races, a 10% win rate, which tells you the horse is competitive when conditions suit — just not at the level he's most regularly asked to run at.

He has a clear preference for fast, dry ground, winning 2 from 14 races on those conditions — that's 1 in every 7, which is a noticeably better return than his overall figures. Given that his last win came at Great Yarmouth in August 2024, now 21 months ago, the yard will be hoping the right conditions come together at the right meeting to end that drought. His first career win also came at Great Yarmouth, back in July 2023, so there may be something about that flat, seaside track that suits him.

Adam Farragher has ridden him 15 times and won once together — roughly 1 in 15 — which mirrors the horse's general profile: consistent enough to keep booking, not consistent enough to make you rich. His last six runs read 8-6-5-7-4-4, which in racing terms means he has been finishing mid-pack but edging forward in his two most recent outings. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much an active campaigner. Michael Wigham's yard has sent out 12 winners this season, showing the stable is in decent form — Dion Baker just needs things to click into place on a dry summer afternoon, ideally back at Yarmouth.