The overall record tells an honest story: one win and one place from six races, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6 attempts. That is not a horse tearing up trees, but it is a horse that has kept showing up and, crucially, has now shown it can win. The recent form — 1, 8, 4, blank, 5, 6 reading from most recent back — shows a horse that has been inconsistent, with that eye-catching first-place finish at Ripon standing out sharply against a string of ordinary results.
What makes the Ripon win worth noting is the stable it comes from. Tim Easterby's yard has sent out 138 winners already this season, which is a remarkable operation by any measure — that is a stable producing winners at a relentless pace, and when a yard of that size and quality decides a horse is ready to run, it tends to mean something. Easterby knows his horses, and getting Treasure Islands to the track in the right shape to break through suggests there is more to come.
Whether that proves true depends on what comes next. Treasure Islands has raced three times at the level it most commonly competes at without winning any of them, so moving forward will require stepping things up. But every horse's profile looks better with a win on it, and right now, Treasure Islands has one.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 25 Apr | 100% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 14 Oct | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Nov | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Mar | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 7 Apr | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 21 May | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Oct | 0% |