Switch From Diesel

Trained by Ross O'Sullivan out of Kilcullen in County Kildare, Switch From Diesel is part of a yard that clearly knows what it is doing — 35 winners sent out this season alone is a serious body of work, and horses from this stable tend to be placed in races where they have a genuine chance. Switch From Diesel fits that profile neatly.

The partnership with amateur rider Mr R W Barron is one of the more eye-catching details in this horse's story. Together they have won 3 of their 7 races — that is winning 3 in every 7, a remarkable ratio that suggests the two simply suit each other. When Barron is in the saddle, something clicks.

Wet and muddy conditions bring out the best in Switch From Diesel. On soft or heavy ground, it has won 2 of its 5 races — a 40% win rate that tells you this horse does not just tolerate the mud, it actively thrives in it. Trainers and jockeys notice these things, and when the rain comes, this horse becomes considerably more interesting.

The recent form makes for encouraging reading. Starting from the most recent race and working back, the sequence reads 1-8-4-–-2-2, and that win at the top of the list came at Punchestown just this week — making Switch From Diesel a horse in the middle of a live season, not one winding down. The first career win came at Tipperary back in October 2023, and the horse has kept finding the winner's enclosure ever since. Five career wins over that time, with a win just days ago, suggests this is a horse with more to offer yet.