The recent form is the part worth watching closely. The last six results read 3-6-6-5-5-5 — a third place followed by a run of mid-pack finishes. That sequence might look discouraging, but Eyes Front raced just one day ago, so this is a horse bang in the middle of its campaign, not one winding down. Horses at this stage of the season can improve sharply as they build fitness and experience, and at three years old, Eyes Front is still relatively young and learning its trade.
The trainer is Edward Smyth-Osbourne, based out of Upper Lambourn in Berkshire — one of the heartlands of British racing, a village where horses are trained on the famous Berkshire Downs alongside some of the sport's biggest yards. Smyth-Osbourne's team has sent out eight winners already this season, which shows the yard is in decent form and capable of getting horses to the line first. When a stable is winning races, the horses around it tend to benefit from the confidence and routine that brings.
Eyes Front is a horse that keeps turning up and keeps being competitive without yet finding the breakthrough. Sometimes that is simply how it goes — the right race on the right day has not come along yet. But a horse that places and keeps racing is a horse that the yard believe in, and with a trainer in form behind it, the first win may not be far away.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 21 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 18 Mar | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Apr | 0% |