The recent form makes for interesting reading, though. In the last six races, Charging Bull has finished second twice, sandwiched around some disappointing sixths and a third. That pattern — flashes of promise followed by flat performances — suggests a horse that turns up on its best days but hasn't yet found a way to string those days together consistently. Second place is the cruellest result in racing, and Charging Bull has collected it twice without ever going one better.
The horse is trained by Michael Keady at Newmarket, one of the most famous training centres in the world, and the yard has sent out 16 winners already this season — so this is clearly an operation that knows how to get horses to win. That Charging Bull hasn't managed it yet, despite being in capable hands, only deepens the puzzle. It raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy and looking for that breakthrough.
At 4 years old, there is still time. But with 12 races on the board and nothing to show for it in the win column, the clock is ticking.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 18 Jun | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 11 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 2 Mar | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 Jan | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 18 Dec | 0% |