Look at those last six results in order: a third, then an eighth, then a thirteen, then a fifth, a second, and most recently a fourth. Read that the other way round — from oldest to newest — and you see a horse that was finishing midfield and worse earlier in the season and has been creeping steadily closer to the front. Two top-five finishes on the bounce, including a runner-up spot, suggests something is clicking. This is a horse trending in the right direction, not one drifting away from relevance.
Below The Belt raced just one day ago, which means it is right in the thick of an active campaign. That kind of busy schedule can either sharpen a horse or tire it out — and given the improving form, trainer Max Comley seems to be getting the timing right. Comley operates out of Warminster in Wiltshire and has sent out 18 winners already this season, which tells you this is a yard that knows how to get horses to the track in good shape and in form. When a trainer with that kind of output keeps running a horse, it usually means they believe the win is genuinely close rather than just going through the motions.
The honest assessment is that Below The Belt remains a horse in search of its breakthrough. No wins from seven races is a tough record to talk around. But a horse that finished second two runs ago, fourth yesterday, and is trained by someone landing winners at a healthy clip this season? That is not a hopeless profile — that is a horse whose moment may be coming sooner rather than later.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Nov | 0% |
| hereford | 1 | 1 other | 7 Mar | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 21 Dec | 0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 17 Mar | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Apr | 0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 8 May | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 May | 0% |