Saligo Bay (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 16 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 73
Win %: 50%
Placed %: 81%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

10 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Cartmel, Wetherby — well clear of the 81% career baseline.

Cartmel SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Wetherby SPEC 100% 2-1-3
Haydock 67% 2-0-3
Chelmsford (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Chester 100% 1-0-1
Epsom 100% 0-1-1
Market Rasen 100% 1-0-1
York 100% 0-1-1
Musselburgh 0% 0-0-1
Windsor 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Jonathan England NOW 86% 3-3-7
Mr Eireann Cagney 100% 2-0-2
Richie McLernon 100% 2-0-2
Miss Heidi Palin 50% 0-1-2
Alan O'Sullivan 100% 1-0-1
Miss A B O'Connor 100% 0-1-1
Craig Nichol 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Sam England NOW 81% 8-5-16

Going Record

16 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 75% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 100% 0-1-1
Good 88% 4-3-8
Good to Soft 67% 2-0-3
Soft 75% 2-1-4
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

16 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure middle horse — 100% in-the-money at 1m1f – 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 100% 3-2-5
Staying ≥ 1m4f 73% 5-3-11

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

5th/10 31 Jan 2026 121 days ago

Musselburgh
- 1m7½f
- Good To Soft
- Class 2
btn .5 OR 124 -1

Jonathan England

Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 33/1)
11th/14 16 Jan 2026 136 days ago

Windsor
- 2m
- Soft
- Class 2
btn 1.75 OR 125 +7

Craig Nichol

Soon prominent - briefly led before 3 out - weakened after 3 out(op 18/1)
1st/9 20 Dec 2025 163 days ago

Haydock
- 1m7½f
- Good To Soft
- Class 3
won 0 OR 118 +6

Richie McLernon

Prominent - led narrowly after 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well and went clear run-in(op 13/2)
1st/8 15 Nov 2025 198 days ago

Wetherby
- 2m
- Soft
- Class 3
won 0 OR 112 +4

Richie McLernon

Led - raced in second when headed 5th - led again home turn - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead when hit last - always doing enough(op…
1st/7 1 Nov 2025 212 days ago

Wetherby
- 2m
- Good
- Class 3
won 0 OR 108

Jonathan England

Raced in second - led 2 out - kept on well from last - ridden out(op 9/4)
3rd/5 15 Oct 2025 229 days ago

Wetherby
- 2m
- Good
- Class 3
btn .5 OR 108 +3

Jonathan England

Raced in third - headway before 3 out - jumped left 2 out - stayed on inside final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 6/4)
1st/12 27 Sep 2025 247 days ago

Market Rasen
- 2m½f
- Good
- Class 2
won 0 OR 105 +31

Jonathan England

Prominent - not fluent 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - led last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 11/1)
1st/10 13 Sep 2025 261 days ago

Chester
- 1m4½f
- Good To Soft
- Class 4
won 0 OR 74

Jonathan England

Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders halfway - ridden and headway on inner 2f out - went second over 1f out - led inside…
2nd/10 11 Sep 2025 263 days ago

Epsom
- 1m4f
- Soft
- Class 4
btn 2.5 OR 74 -31

Jonathan England

Raced in second - pressed winner over 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 11/1)
3rd/9 23 Aug 2025 282 days ago

Cartmel
- 2m1f
- Good
- Class 3
btn 2.75 OR 105

Jonathan England

Held up in rear - still plenty to do 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well run-in - went third inside final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 13/2)