The Bitter Moose

The most eye-catching detail is what happens when Harry Davies is in the saddle. The jockey has ridden The Bitter Moose six times and won twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 rides together. That is a remarkable return for a horse that otherwise wins roughly 1 in 9. Something clearly clicks between the two, and it is the kind of stat that would make you pay close attention to the racecard whenever Davies is booked.

The Bitter Moose is at its best over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, winning 3 of its 17 races at those trips — about 1 in every 6. On normal ground, that figure jumps to 2 wins from 6 races, or 1 in 3, so conditions matter enormously. Trainer Patrick Chamings, based in Baughurst in Hampshire, has sent out 9 winners this season, and knows what he has here: a horse that needs things to fall right, but is capable when they do. Most of its career has been spent at Class 5 level — the bread and butter of British racing — where it has won just 1 of 15, or roughly 1 in every 15 races at that level, suggesting the horse is competitive without being dominant in its usual company.

The last win came at Epsom Downs on 25 August 2025, one of British racing's most famous and unusual tracks, with its steep cambers and long home straight. Winning there is never straightforward, and The Bitter Moose did it. Recent form has been mixed — the last six results read 11th, 4th, 17th, 1st, 2nd, 2nd — but it raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active training. The team will be hoping the next run looks more like that Epsom win than that 17th place.