His recent form makes for difficult reading: 15th, 10th, 3rd, 4th, 11th, 3rd across his last six races, with those two third-place finishes offering the only genuine encouragement. He raced just yesterday, so there's no question about his activity levels — he's out there competing regularly, just not finding the winner's enclosure.
What makes the situation slightly puzzling is that Canaria Sun typically competes at Class 6, the lowest tier of British racing. These are the races designed to give horses like him a fighting chance, and yet he's taken on four of them without success. At this level, a horse that can't convert will find it hard to move up the ladder, because there's simply nowhere lower to go.
She's trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, and that's where context becomes interesting. Easterby's yard has sent out 128 winners this season — a genuinely prolific operation that clearly knows how to get horses to win races. When a stable is firing at that rate and a horse still can't break through, it raises honest questions about whether the ability is there. That said, a trainer who produces that volume of winners doesn't give up easily, and Canaria Sun is evidently still being given opportunities to find his feet. Whether he eventually does remains to be seen.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
3 | 3 other | 6 Oct | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 7 May | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 6 Jun | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 10 Jun | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 9 Sep | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 May | 0% |