The most interesting detail is what happens when the distances stretch out. Over two miles or more, Dissident has won 1 from 4 races — that's a 25% win rate, or one in every four attempts. In racing terms, that's a genuinely solid conversion at a distance where plenty of horses simply don't stay. It tells you this is a horse that needs time and space to find its rhythm, and that shorter trips are probably doing it no favours.
Dissident typically competes at Class 4, which sits in the middle tier of British racing — not the glamour end, but competitive enough that winning takes real ability. At that level it has won 1 from 6 races, so the Doncaster victory four months ago wasn't a fluke against weak opposition, but it hasn't been repeated since. The last six runs read 7-10-7-6-blank-5, a sequence that suggests a horse hovering just outside the frame rather than threatening the front.
The yard behind it is Gary and Josh Moore, based in Lower Beeding in West Sussex. With 99 winners sent out this season, it is a prolific and well-organised operation — the kind of team that knows where and when to place a horse to give it the best chance. The fact that Dissident raced just yesterday means it is firmly in active campaign mode, and with its best performances coming over long distances, the right race on the right day could make that Doncaster win look like the beginning of something rather than a one-off.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
5 | 1 third, 4 other | 10 Jan | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 28 Mar | 50% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 19 Apr | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 20 Mar | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 9 Jun | 0% |