Taygar

Most of her racing has come at Class 5 level, the bread-and-butter end of the sport, and she has found it hard work there — just 1 win from 13 races at that level. But there is one place where something clicks: Ayr. On the west coast of Scotland, Taygar has won 2 of her 4 races, a record that stands out sharply against everything else in her profile. That is a 50% win rate at a track where most horses are happy to pick up a placing. Her most recent win came there in July 2025, on wet, soft ground — which tells you something important. Dods has said publicly that she needs cut in the ground to show her best, and the numbers back him up.

The character sketch Dods has painted of her over time is vivid. She is not easy. She needs things to fall right — the right ground, a clean run, a jockey patient enough to let her find her rhythm. Connor Beasley rides her most often, partnering her 9 times for 1 win, but it was Danny Tudhope in the saddle at Ayr when she last won, and Dods admitted afterwards that even then the plan had to be torn up mid-race. She settled late, Tudhope had to commit earlier than he wanted, and she still held on. That kind of win — messy, unscripted, gutsy — probably tells you more about a horse than a smooth victory does.

She has not won in her last six races, her recent form reading 2-2-8-8-12-11, though a pair of runner-up finishes suggest she is not far away. With Ayr on the horizon and the Scottish summer capable of delivering the soft ground she craves, her yard will know exactly what conditions they are waiting for.