Robert d'Ores

At nine years old, Robert d'Ores has now run 23 times, winning 3 and finishing in the frame on 7 other occasions — so he has given his supporters something to cheer on 10 of those 23 days out. That is a win rate of around 1 in every 8 races overall, which is modest, but the number that really stands out is what happens when the ground gets soft. On wet or muddy ground he has won 2 of 8 races — 25%, or 1 in 4 — which is a dramatically better record and a very useful thing to know heading into an autumn or winter card.

He is trained by George Bewley at a small yard in Colby, Cumbria — a setup that has sent out 7 winners this season, which for a rural northern yard represents solid, consistent work rather than headline-grabbing firepower. The man most often in the saddle is Jonathon Bewley, who has partnered the horse in 19 of his 23 races and ridden both his wins together. That kind of long-term partnership matters — a jockey who knows a horse's habits and quirks is a genuine advantage at this level.

Robert d'Ores competes mainly at Class 5, which is the bread-and-butter level of jump racing rather than the glamour end, but he has won 3 of his 14 races at that level — roughly 1 in every 5 — which makes him a competitive, if not dominant, force at that grade. His recent form reads as a run out of the placings, then two sixths, then a fourth, a win, and a second — a pattern that suggests he goes through quiet patches before finding his best again. His last win came at Hexham in October 2025, seven months ago now, and with a race on the card just yesterday, the question is whether that familiar track and a soft forecast can coax another one out of him.