Eternal Reward

The form line reads 1-6-16-13 across the last four runs, and there's an encouraging pattern buried there: after hitting the front at Clonmel, the horse ran sixth on its previous outing, which means the win has come off decent recent form rather than out of the blue. At a win rate of roughly one win in every four races, Eternal Reward is not a prolific scorer, but for a five-year-old still finding its feet, a first win is the kind of milestone that can build confidence. Trainer Margaret Mullins, who runs her yard at Goresbridge in County Kilkenny, has sent out six winners this season already, and adding Eternal Reward to that tally suggests she knows how to get a horse ready when the time is right. The fact that the horse is still actively racing just a day after that success shows it has come through the effort well and there may be another crack at winning soon enough.