Lord Bertie

His most recent win came at Doncaster on 24 October 2025, now ten months behind him, and he has not crossed the line first in his last six attempts. Those races tell a story of struggle: a tenth place, a ninth, a sixth, an eleventh, a twelfth, and another sixth. The form has been fitful enough that you wonder whether he has lost something, or simply been waiting for the right conditions to return. At Class 3 level — the bread and butter of British racing — he has managed just 1 win from 9 races, which explains why the yard continue to look for softer ground as their best chance of a revival.

David O'Meara, based in Upper Helmsley in North Yorkshire, trains Lord Bertie for a yard that has been prolific this season with 101 winners to date. The horse is most often ridden by Cian Horgan, though that partnership has yet to produce a winner across 6 attempts together, suggesting chemistry with a different jockey might unlock something. At six years old, Lord Bertie has plenty of racing left in him, and with recent action just a day ago, he remains actively campaigned. For his the yard, the hunt continues for wet ground and the form that goes with it.