The recent form makes for interesting reading. A finishing position of 12 in its most recent race might look alarming at first glance, but step back and the run before that was a second place, and the horse has also posted two third-place finishes. It raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly happy to keep it busy and find its level.
Brian Meehan's yard at Manton in Wiltshire is a respected training operation, and the team has sent out 13 winners already this season — a solid return that suggests horses leave the yard fit and ready to run. Meehan has a history of placing horses carefully, and at Class 4 level — the middle tier of everyday racing — Dodge City has run all three of its races without winning any of them. Zero wins from three attempts at that level means the breakthrough is still coming, though the placed efforts suggest it is not hopelessly out of its depth.
At three years old, Dodge City is still a young horse with room to develop. Three-year-olds often improve sharply as the season goes on, and a horse that has already placed three times from five races clearly has ability. Whether it can convert one of those near-misses into a win will be the interesting question over the weeks ahead.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 12 Jun | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 May | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 6 Jul | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 24 Jul | 0% |