Dodging The Bullet

His recent form suggests a horse treading water. Across his last six races, he has finished fourth twice and seventh three times, with one second-place effort—a 7-4-2-4-7-7 line that shows he can be thereabouts in a race, but the consistency simply isn't there. He was last in action just a day ago, so he remains an active part of Richard Bandey's Tadley yard, which has had a productive season with 14 winners so far. At Class 5 level—the lower rungs of British racing—Dodging The Bullet hasn't managed a win in four attempts, which suggests he may be right at the limit of what he can achieve, even at modest grades. For a horse this age with this much racing under his belt, the lack of a breakthrough win is telling. He is still worth following, but the writing is increasingly on the wall.