Jon Riggens

The headline stat is remarkable: two wins from just four races on wet or muddy ground, a 50% success rate that dwarfs its overall record of roughly 1 win in every 13 races. That's not a coincidence — that's a horse with a genuine preference, and one that patient followers have learned to watch for when the rain arrives. On fast, dry ground it tends to blend into the field; in the mud, it turns into a contender.

The eight-year-old is trained by Edward Lynam at Dunshaughlin in Co Meath, a yard that has sent out six winners already this season and clearly knows how to keep horses ticking over. Jon Riggens' most regular partner in the saddle is Ben Coen, who has won twice from 12 rides together — a win rate of around 1 in 6, which is actually considerably better than the horse's overall record suggests. When those two are reunited on a wet day, there's a reason to pay attention.

The most recent win came at The Curragh in October 2024, and at 19 months ago it now feels like a distant memory. The last six races have produced no wins — a run that includes a second place, which at least shows the ability is still lurking somewhere in there. But the form line also contains a couple of blank efforts, and at eight years old the window for a return to winning ways isn't getting any wider.

Still, Jon Riggens raced just yesterday and remains in active training, which matters. This isn't a horse winding down in the background — the team clearly believes there's still a race to be won. Whether that moment comes depends, more than almost anything else, on the weather forecast.