Indiana Jones

Both of those wins came in a tight two-week window back in early 2023, first at Punchestown in February and then at Navan on 4 March. That Navan win is now 38 months in the rear-view mirror, and the six races since have produced nothing better than a fifth place. The recent form figures — 5-5-16-dash-12-7 — tell a story of a horse that occasionally finds its way into the frame but is no longer threatening to win. That dash in the sequence means it didn't finish at some point, which is never a reassuring detail.

Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe has been the regular partner, riding Indiana Jones in 19 of its 29 races. Both career wins have come with O'Keeffe in the saddle, giving them a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 rides together — noticeably better than the horse's overall record, which suggests the partnership works. The horse is trained by M F Morris at Fethard in County Tipperary, a yard that has sent out 4 winners already this season, so there is form on the board — just not from this particular inmate.

At ten years old and without a win in over three years, Indiana Jones is not a horse anyone is building grand plans around. But it raced just yesterday, which means it is fit, active, and still being asked questions. Some horses at this stage of their careers are simply doing what they know, and occasionally, on the right day, on the right track, that is enough.