An Outlaw's Grace

The horse has struggled most in the better-quality races. In Class 2 competitions—some of the top races in Britain—he has run four times without winning, a record that suggests he may have hit a ceiling at that level. His trainer Richard Hannon, whose Wiltshire yard has sent out 118 winners this season, has been bullish about the horse's prospects. Hannon described him as talented, pointing out that he won on his debut and was sent to the prestigious Prix Robert Papin as a youngster before things went wrong. The trainer believes An Outlaw's Grace has been working well and looks set to return to the winners' enclosure.

Sean Levey, who has ridden the horse six times and won once together, remains his regular pilot and may hold the key—his win rate on this horse stands at roughly 1 in 6, noticeably better than the overall picture. With the horse actively racing and fresh from a run just over a week ago, the yard are clearly hoping a change in fortune is overdue. Whether he can find another win, or whether that debut success at Salisbury remains his career highlight, remains to be seen.