The overall numbers are honest — no wins from six races is no wins from six races — but the recent form suggests Due To Shine is figuring things out. Finishing second and third in back-to-back races, and then racing again just yesterday, points to a horse that is fit, busy, and in decent nick right now. Trainers rarely keep running a horse this regularly unless they think something is close to clicking.
That trainer is Brian Ellison, who operates out of Norton in North Yorkshire. His yard has sent out 47 winners already this season, which is the mark of a genuinely productive operation — not a small-time stable hoping to get lucky, but a professional set-up that knows how to get horses to the track in good shape. When a yard like that keeps running a winless horse in quick succession, it usually means they see something in it worth persisting with. Due To Shine may not have broken its duck yet, but it is hard to look at a horse finishing second last time out, trained by someone hitting winners at that rate, and write it off entirely.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 13 Apr | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 12 Aug | 0% |