What makes that Perth win particularly satisfying is the context. Gee Force Flyer had run three times at a higher level — Class 4 races — without winning, suggesting it had been finding things a little tough against stronger competition. A win rate of 1 in every 5 races (20% across the career) looks healthy on paper, but those three blanks at Class 4 told a slightly more complicated story. Yesterday's result suggests the team around this horse now has a clearer picture of where it belongs and how to get the best from it.
The trainer pulling the strings is Olly Murphy, one of the most productive yards in Britain right now. Based at Wilmcote in Warwickshire, Murphy's operation has sent out 146 winners already this season — a number that speaks to a yard firing on all cylinders, with the staff and quality to place horses smartly and have them ready to run. Getting trained by a team in that kind of form is no small thing for a horse like Gee Force Flyer.
With a career of five races and a recent run of form reading 1-3-2-2-3 — that is a win, a third, a second, a second, and a third in reverse order — Gee Force Flyer is currently running as well as it ever has. The obvious question now is whether the yard push on to test it at a higher level again, or back it up quickly while confidence is high. Either way, this is a horse in form, trained by a yard in form, and worth keeping an eye on over the weeks ahead.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 19 Nov | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 22 Apr | 100% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 7 Mar | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 1 Feb | 0% |