Try Storm Cat

The overall record reads one win and four placed efforts from eight races, which works out at roughly 1 win in every 8 outings. That's modest on paper, but context matters here: four of those eight races have ended with Try Storm Cat in the frame, meaning it has been competitive far more often than the bare win tally suggests. This is a horse that keeps showing up, keeps running into a place, and is clearly not disgracing itself.

The one career win came at Pontefract on 30 June 2025, over the sharp, sprint distances that suit this horse best. At 5 to 6 and a half furlongs, Try Storm Cat has won 1 from 4 — that's a 25% win rate at those trips, which is actually a solid return and tells you the distance is right. Pontefract is a quirky, undulating track that rewards horses with a specific kind of engine, and the fact Try Storm Cat got off the mark there first time is worth noting. The recent form — reading 8, 11, 6, 2, 10, 1 from most recent backwards — shows a mixed picture, with that runner-up finish two runs back hinting there's still more to come before the results went a bit flat again.

Racing at Class 4 level, which is the bread-and-butter middle tier of British racing, Try Storm Cat has won 1 from 4 at that level — again that 25% win rate. Having raced just one day ago, it's clearly kept busy and active. At 3 years old, there's still time for things to click. Whether Jessica Macey can find the right race to bring that Pontefract form back to life is the interesting question now.