Due Respect

The horse runs best over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where it has won 1 of 18 races, but even in its preferred range the win rate sits at just 6 per cent. At Class 6 level—the lower tiers of racing—Due Respect has won once from 14 attempts, a 7 per cent rate that suggests it is competitive in these contests but rarely dominant. Jockey Rhys Elliott, who has ridden Due Respect 11 times, has managed a single winner together, highlighting the challenge of getting the best from this horse. Recent form tells the story: 10th place, then a 3rd, an 8th, a 2nd, a 5th, and a 9th in its last six outings. That 2nd place shows Due Respect can threaten to win, but it has not quite managed to close the deal again since that hot July afternoon at Redcar. Having raced just a day ago, the horse remains active in the ring, still hunting for that elusive second victory.