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Following the success we had with Daisy Roots’ half-sister, Daphne May, we were very keen to secure the daughter of Footstepsinthesand directly from her breeder. She have proved a huge success with shareholders winning as a 3YO, 4YO and again in 2025 as a 5YO.
She is trained by Jim Boyle in Epsom having started here career trained by Adam West. When Adam re-located to France, we were understandably very keen to hold on to Daisy Roots and were delighted to have her in training with Jim Boyle at his South Hatch Stables base.
The switch in stables did not seem to faze the mare at all - if anything improving her! She was quickly into her stride in 2025 finishing second on her seasonal debut before getting off the mark for Jim when dropped to 7f at Lingfield. This meant that she had won for the third consecutive season which is a great achievement for a filly/mare. She also quickly established herself as a favourite at the yard with her sweet character and honesty about going about her work.
Her sweet nature though belies a gritty determination when it comes to racing. Daisy Roots is a real battler on the racecourse. She is rarely beaten far and as well as her 6 (and counting) career wins she has been placed on many occasions. She looks set for another busy and successful campaign in 2026.
She was a late developer as a juvenile only racing three times but the patience shown by Adam West has certainly paid off. Well beaten on her first two starts she finished 3rd at Redcar in November at 150/1. She was still developing as a 3YO but once she hit her stride with a win at Ffos Las, her progress has been consistent. That win came when she had a rating of 50. She now has a rating in the 70s and is capable of winning off that.
To have risen that far in the handicap and still being competitive is testament to both Adam West and Jim Boyle and of course to Daisy Roots herself. She is now fully mature and having reached that level, looks set to remain competitive throughout 2026. She has the very pleasing habit of being able to ping the stalls and has plenty of natural speed. She is versatile over certain trips and has been placed at 10f as well as winning at 7f. If she gets some cut in the ground over 7f or a mile and can race prominently she will almost certainly be adding to her tally of victories.
Jim Boyle told us
”She is a lovely horse. From the moment she arrived in the spring of 2025 she has been great to have around. All the team love her and after a couple of near misses I was delighted when she got her head in front at Lingfield. She deserved it and it was great to see so many happy shareholders there to see her as they obviously love her too”
Every racehorse has its little nuances, and with 'Daisy' it's her knees. When she first arrived at South Hatch Stables, Jim Boyle mentioned them, but having got to know the mare, his concern quickly abated, as Jim explains.
”Her knees aren’t the most attractive! I knew I would have to keep my eyes on them, and I thought I’d be avoiding ground any quicker than ‘Good’ but actually, they seem fine – it might be that she just doesn’t have the best-looking knees! I keep checking after every run but she doesn’t seem bothered and they don’t show any signs of undue concern. She does prefer a bit of give in the surface, and I wouldn’t rush to run her on firm ground anyway.”
This mare's racing name is Daisy Roots. Daphne May was named after Adam's grandmother - and so this filly (stable name 'Daisy') is named after another grandmother linked to the Ownaracehorse team. Daisy Roots is rhyming slang for 'Boots' and appears in the famous Lonnie Donegan song from the 50's - 'My Old Man's a Dustman'. This fits nicely with her sire's name - Footstepsinthesand.
The song lyrics go: 'In his great big hobnail boots, He's got such a job to pull 'em up, That he calls them daisy roots'
This mare is a good size, moves well, and is very similar to her sister Daphne May. There is still plenty more to come. She is bordering on sixteen hands, but she is now a fully rounded mare.
”She has shown that she holds her form well. She has risen up the ratings over the past couple of years which probably reflects her development. She is now a solid 65-70 mare who because of her attitude will always give you a chance if we can find the right races for her.” Jim said.
Daisy Roots will be available to view, and get to know by her shareholders at our Spring yard visits (set for March to mid-April 2026) prior to going racing as a 6YO from spring onwards.
Form & Race Plans
Having established herself as a genuine 65-70 Handicapper this will be the likeliest route for Daisy Roots through 2026. She has improved year on year and if that trend continues in 2026 she could find herself in higher grade races.
Daisy Roots will be headed for 7f to 8f handicaps in the south. She acts on most types of ground, but does like a bit of cut, so expect her to be busy early season and late season.
She is likely to race mainly over 7f or a mile but she does have the ability to stay further which may become an option for her in the future. The fact that she is so versatile means that there are likely to always be plenty of options for her to be aimed at. She has the option of racing on the All-Weather with with Lingfield, Kempton and Chelmsford all available relatively close to Epsom.
Your online Racehorse Manager will provide full details of all developments in terms of the horse's progress and race planning as the season progresses.
Daisy Roots 2026 Guarantee
We expect to get 3-7 runs and sometimes more from our older horses per share period/season, however, you should expect periods of no racing as a result of recuperation from injury or training setbacks. This share period starts on April 1st 2026 and runs through the turf season and beyond - until November 1st 2026, however, we will be reporting on the horse before the share period starts (from January 2026) should we have anything of importance to share with shareholders.
During the season the horse may be rested or have time away from the track to recover and it is quite normal for a flat horse to have periods of 3-6 weeks rest between races.
We provide guarantees with all our racehorses. If this horse has a season-ending injury and has not already raced twice during the share period, we will replace him with an alternative horse for the remainder of the season. Replacement horses may not be of the same quality, are provided with no further guarantees and no alternative choice can be provided. Prizemoney cannot be paid on any replacements, but all other benefits such as yard visits and race day badges are available.
As a shareholder you must understand that we cannot guarantee your horses performance, a specific volume of runs (beyond our minimum guarantee) or that runs will be evenly spaced throughout the share period. This is the chance you take when owning any racehorse and participating in this ownership experience. If you will be disappointed with only 2-3 runs from your racehorse during the season, then please DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER RACEHORSE, as you run the real risk of being disappointed. We believe in being crystal clear with our shareholders - any participation in racehorse ownership is a risk, and we are unable to make any refunds because of share periods which finish early due to injury or retirement - as training, vets and livery fees for the horse still remain whether they are racing or not and part of your lease payment covers the five months of pre-season training.
This risk is the chance all shareholders take, as we do ourselves when participating in the ownership of a racehorse.