Come On Eibhlin

The recent form gives a clearer picture of where this horse sits right now. Over the last six races, Come On Eibhlin has posted a third, a fourth, a fifth, a place, another third, and then an 11th—a pattern that reads like a horse bobbing between the minor placings and the back of the field. That 11th is the most recent outing, just a day ago, and it hints at inconsistency that's hard to pin down. What works is shorter races: when stepped up to distances between 5 and 6½ furlongs, Come On Eibhlin has won 1 from 6 attempts, a respectable 17 percent win rate that suggests the horse may be at its best over these shorter trips. The trainer Dylan Cunha, based at Newmarket, is sending out winners regularly this season—45 of them—so there's solid horsemanship behind the horse, even if Come On Eibhlin hasn't yet found the form to add much to that tally. At the highest level, in top-class races, the horse has drawn a blank: zero wins from three attempts at that grade. Come On Eibhlin is a horse with flashes of promise but caught in a frustrating rut, waiting for the right race, distance, and conditions to click together again.