Barry The Worm

The problem has always been consistency away from Wolverhampton. In its last six races, Barry The Worm has produced only one top-3 finish, a second place in its most recent outing, which suggests the horse is fragile in unfamiliar territory. On normal ground it thrives — winning two of seven races, or roughly 29 per cent of the time — but elsewhere the returns collapse. Distance-wise, it shows genuine aptitude between seven furlongs and a mile, with one win from four tries at that trip. When Barry The Worm lines up in a Class 6 race on ground it prefers, at a course where it knows the layout, it becomes a different proposition. The challenge is getting those conditions to align. For now, Wolverhampton appears to be the only place this horse can rely on itself to deliver.